Reply or Forwarding my e-mails

[lbeemer]

I have noticed that the e-mails I send to my customers as the message (not an
attachment) lose thier formating when the customer replies or tries to
forward it. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? I would just
send them as JPEGs (or some sort of picture file) but I need to have
hyperlinks included.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have noticed that the e-mails I send to my customers as the message (not an
attachment) lose thier formating when the customer replies or tries to
forward it. Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

Yes, but it involves a compromise. You can either
- Send as a message from Publisher, and have the problems you're
encountering (among others)
- Send as a PDF attachment, and lose the ability to have it in the body
- Use a program designed for sending bulk email rather than one for
designing printed publications
- Send as an image, and lose hyperlinks
- Try the tutorial at
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/multipageemail, and send a
hotlinked image, which will take a large amount of download bandwidth
for your users.

 

[DavidF]

Another option is to send as an image from within Publisher. If you start
with an email formatted template, insert the hyperlink in the document, go
to Tools > Options > Web tab, and check the E-mail option of sending the
publication as a jpg, the hyperlinks will survive. You don't need to buy
third party software to convert the publication into an image.

DavidF

 

[lbeemer]

That solves many of the probelms I was having. Thank youso much, the visual
quality is a little poor but overall, I am much happier!

Another option is to send as an image from within Publisher. If you start
with an email formatted template, insert the hyperlink in the document, go
to Tools > Options > Web tab, and check the E-mail option of sending the
publication as a jpg, the hyperlinks will survive. You don't need to buy
third party software to convert the publication into an image.

DavidF

 

[DavidF]

You are welcome. But as Ed suggested, a PDF file that you attach to your
email might be the best option. The quality will be superior, and the file
size significantly smaller. The recipients of your email that use dial-up
connections will appreciate the smaller file size and a PDF file is easy to
forward. There are a number of free PDF creators out there including
primopdf, win2pdf and pdfcreator...

DavidF

That solves many of the probelms I was having. Thank youso much, the
visual
quality is a little poor but overall, I am much happier!