Creating a Customized HTML E-mail Message

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John

Hi --

I need to create an e-mail message for a business announcement. I've had
someone design it, and now I need to actually create it in Outlook. I don't
really know how to begin.

It needs to be an HTML message as there are links throughout the
announcement to the Web site. Do I build it like I would a Web page and
somehow import it into Outlook?

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks,
John
 
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Perfect Reign

John wrote:

It needs to be an HTML message as there are links throughout the
announcement to the Web site. Do I build it like I would a Web page and
somehow import it into Outlook?
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Unless you really want to lose your customers, DON'T ever send in HTML. It
is bad.

http://ri.essortment.com/emailetiquet_reaq.htm

The only morons who purposely send in HTML are spammers.

You can send links in a plain text email just fine.
 
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Perfect Reign

Lanwench said:
Additional nonsense.
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....written like a true person using Outlook Express.

So WHY is it nonsense? Do you not see that the vast majority of emails which
are HTML formatted are spam?

Hello?

Get a clue - HTML email is plain wrong. HTML is for web pages.
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Perfect said:
...written like a true person using Outlook Express.
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Not for e-mail. :)
So WHY is it nonsense? Do you not see that the vast majority of
emails which are HTML formatted are spam?
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No, that is not what I see. Also, I don't get a lot of spam, nor do my
clients, because of decent anti-spam filters....and there is also a lot of
plain-text spam. The two are not related.
Hello?

Get a clue - HTML email is plain wrong. HTML is for web pages.
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That is a personal opinion, somewhat old-school, to which you are entirely
entitled. I don't have a problem with HTML mail because email can benefit
from formatting, and Rich Text is useless if you're trying to send to
non-Outlook recipients. Spam needs to be combatted via other means and I'm
not sure why you think it's relevant to the topic of this thread.
 
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