Signature line hyperlink

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Michel Bintener

Hi Kristi,

since Entourage's HTML creation engine is rather weak, it cannot create
masked hyperlinks, let alone assign a hyperlink to a picture. However, you
can create your message(s) and signature(s) in Word 2004 (save them as
templates if you need to access them on a regular basis), which allows
pictures to be turned into hyperlinks, then click on File>Send to>Mail
Recipient (as HTML) to get the desired result. Note that there are a couple
of downsides to that method: you cannot modify the message once it's been
passed on to Entourage, and you cannot add attachments to these messages,
either.


Hey!

I created a "business" card for my signature line. Current format is
Tif. I want to add a hyperlink to the graphic so that when you pass
over it with a mouse, it gives you the chance to link to my web site.
Cannot find a way to get this done.

Anyone else out there tackled this issue?
Any help would be great!

Kristi
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mellodramatica

Hey!

I created a "business" card for my signature line. Current format is
Tif. I want to add a hyperlink to the graphic so that when you pass
over it with a mouse, it gives you the chance to link to my web site.
Cannot find a way to get this done.

Anyone else out there tackled this issue?
Any help would be great!

Kristi
 
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Ed Kimball

OTOH some of us prefer the flexibility of HTML for both sending and
receiving. E.g., I prefer to see and use bold or italics or underline for
emphasis rather than SHOUTING, er, CAPS.

While your points, especially on the size of messages with attached images
are well-taken, most users, especially in the US are now on broadband
connections, so the difference in time that it takes to download HTML rather
than plain text messages without images is not even noticeable.

FYI, this message sent in HTML (with a few words bolded or italicized) is
only twice the size of plain text, not 3-4 times as large.
 
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Diane

I created a "business" card for my signature line. Current format is
Tif. I want to add a hyperlink to the graphic so that when you pass
over it with a mouse, it gives you the chance to link to my web site.
Cannot find a way to get this done.
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Microsoft has some templates you can use, but consider the overhead for this
function that can be achieved with just a link in your signature instead.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq_topic/html_msg.html#sigs>

I also understand that Apple's Leopard Mail has a lot of templates and fancy
stuff. You might like it better than Entourage.

Without going into pros and cons, the debate over HTML vs plain text email
is a hot topic. Since you are a business and your email is representing you,
beware of who you might be offending with your fancy signatures.
 
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Ed Kimball

See below.

There are ways to *emphasize* different _things_ in /messages/ without
CAPITALIZATION. And those other ways allow the person reading the
message to read it in their own preferred font, size, style.
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My preferred style is neither CAPS nor *asterisks*.
Sure - who cares that some people aren't on broadband. They don't
deserve consideration, right?
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With the relatively small size difference (see below) between HTML and text
messages, I don't think that dial-up users suffer a noticeable disadvantage
by receiving HTML.
And that still leaves the poor folks would would really prefer to read
their email in *their own* preferred font. I don't want 10 people
enforcing their own individual styles on me. I want to read my email in
my own preferred font and so on. HTML email is inconsiderate to the
needs of the people you want to read the email.
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If people send me plain text I reply in plain text. So if that's how you
want me to send you mail, then send it to me that way. But I'd really rather
get HTML.
I hate to break it to you, but your message was not in HTML:
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I didn't say the message was posted in HTML. I said that sent in HTML, it
was about twice as big (5.4kb vs 2.7kb) as in text. I sent it to myself both
ways to find out. I'm sorry my message wasn't clear. I don't suppose HTML
would have helped, however. :)
 
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