how do i set up a HTML newsletter to use with a mass email tool

[virtuallysavvy]

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Not with Publisher. Pub doesn't do a simple HTML document.

 

[John G]

A crystal ball would help you and maybe us.
This white space is for you to describe your problem and what programs
you might be using.

 

[virtuallysavvy]

I have created a newsletter in publisher and converted to .html. I now need
to download the html to the mass email tool that I use, but having problems
copying the html code and pasting

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have created a newsletter in publisher and converted to .html. I
now need to download the html to the mass email tool that I use, but
having problems copying the html code and pasting

That's because Publisher doesn't actually generate HTML, it generates MESS.

Use a real HTML editor to create your HTML. Try FrontPage (not really
recommended that much), DreamWeaver (now discontinued), or learning to code
HTML from scratch in a good text editor (Notepad is NOT a good text editor)
using tutorials at http://alistapart.com/.

 

[DavidF]

Perhaps go to File > Web Page Preview which will open your document in IE.
Then in IE > View > Source which will open in Notepad, where you can copy
the code.

If that doesn't give you what you want, then you may have to go to your Pub
file > Options > Web Tab and untick everything under Saving, and maybe
untick E-mail options to 'Send entire publication as a single JPG...',
before you preview the Pub document and copy the code.

If you have images in your publication, you might optimize them for the web
before you insert them into your Pub doc, or at least use the Compress
images function prior to sending to reduce the HTML file size.

If you have a multipage newsletter, you will have to copy all the pages onto
the first page. Using OE or Outlook will only send the first page. If you
need help with that, post back.

DavidF

 

[Erika]

That's because Publisher doesn't actually generate HTML, it generates MESS.

Use a real HTML editor to create your HTML. Try FrontPage (not really
recommended that much), DreamWeaver (now discontinued), or learning to code
HTML from scratch in a good text editor (Notepad is NOT a good text editor)
using tutorials at http://alistapart.com/.

What Ed said, but if you are a beginner, check this out to get started:
http://www.lissaexplains.com/

A List Apart is a great resource but (imo) much more complicated and
deals with details and fine points, not really the basics.

You can search for "free HTML editors" and try a couple out.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

MESS stands for.........Many Extra Silly Symbols?

 

[Ed Bennett]

MESS stands for.........Many Extra Silly Symbols?

I was going to cook up an acronym, but knew you'd do a better job.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

That's about the best I could do on short notice.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[Mike Koewler]

I thought it stood for

Making
Easy
Stuff
Stupidfying.

Mike

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

DING DING DING! Give the man a see-gar!