send as email prob

[cmichaud]

I am trying to create a newsletter i can send in the body of an email.
The problem is that when i send it and open it, it looks like crap.
the formatting is fine. the problem is the quality. the background
around the text looks smudged. The text doesnt look good.

What am i doing wrong. i tried using web compliant colors. didnt
help. is this normal. i didnt have this problem using word, unless i
was including pics in the newsletter.

almost daily i get professional looking enewletters. how can i
reproduce somethng of as good as quality.

thanks

 

[Chuck Davis]

I've never tried creating HTML newsletters using Publisher, but maybe some
of these techniquest will apply.
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/usingfp/newsletters/

 

[DavidF]

Tools > Options > Web tab > under Email option uncheck "send entire
publication as an image..."

DavidF

 

[cmichaud]

David

That check box wasnt checked. Any other ideas. I wish you could see
it. It dosent look profesional at all.

C

 

[DavidF]

You are probably still doing something such as overlapping design elements,
using non-web-friendly fonts, using word wrap, tabs or something else that
is resulting in the page, or parts of the page being converted to an image.
Try selecting some of the text on your sent message. If you can't, then it
was converted to an image. You might try running the design checker tool.
You might start with one of the newsletter templates that is designed to be
sent by email. Keep it simple...or at least as you complicate it, test it at
each point that you add a design element to see if that works.

Probably your best bet is to either post your newsletter on the web, and
provide a link to it, or convert your Publisher publication to a PDF and
attach it. The file size will be smaller, you won't be dependent upon the
person getting the file having their email HMTL enabled, and you will get
the quality you want.

If you want something "professional" or as you said "almost daily i get
professional looking enewletters. how can i reproduce somethng of as good
as quality.", then use the specialized software that produced that email.

Reference this article, and the associated links, to see if there is
something you are doing or not doing correct: "Create and send e-mail
publications using Publisher":
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010743381033.aspx

DavidF

 

[cmichaud]

David

You are right. I cant select any of the text. I am using one of the
templates. If i use pdf can it still be sent in the body of an email?

 

[cmichaud]

I think i have found the problem

My text boxes have background colors.
When i sent a reg template to myself. i could highlight all the words
that werent in text boxes with background colors. Must i have the text
boxes transparent?

 

[DavidF]

The Publisher coding engine cannot convert every print feature into the HTML
equivalent. They are two different mediums. That is why I suggested you test
your publication at each design step and discover what you can and cannot
do.

DavidF