How Can Outlook be Linked to a Web Image?

I am trying to send an email through Outlook that links to an image (a 1KB
html file) on a Web site. To make the link, I went to Insert > Picture. In
the Picture dialog box, I pasted the imageâ??s correct URL in the Picture
Source field, and clicked OK. The image does not appear in the message body.

To try to resolve the problem, I made changes in Outlookâ??s Security
settings. In Options > Security, I opened Change Automatic Download Settings,
and deselected 1) â??Donâ??t download pictures automatically in HTML email,â?? and
2) â??Warn me before downloading contentâ?¦â??

In Preferences > Junk Email, I deselected â??Donâ??t turn on links in messagesâ?¦â??
As a precaution, I added my email address and the Web site being used to the
Safe Senders and Safe Recipients lists. I also lowered the Security Level
under Zone Settings.

None of these changes made a difference. The linked image still does not
appear. I have confirmed that the URL is correct; the image opens when I go
to it directly in IE. Am I missing a step? What else do I need to do in
Outlook to enable the link?

Thank you.

marx404
Tue Apr 29 07:10:37 PDT 2008

Wow, you took a complicated route :-)

Simply copy and paste the URL address in the email body, like this:

http://www.howtomakethingsmoredifficultthantheyreallyare.com

--
marx404

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"Marc Omni" <MarcOmni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DBAC241A-7211-413A-8348-C2A292ECC364@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to send an email through Outlook that links to an image (a 1KB
> html file) on a Web site. To make the link, I went to Insert > Picture. In
> the Picture dialog box, I pasted the image's correct URL in the Picture
> Source field, and clicked OK. The image does not appear in the message
> body.
>
> To try to resolve the problem, I made changes in Outlook's Security
> settings. In Options > Security, I opened Change Automatic Download
> Settings,
> and deselected 1) "Don't download pictures automatically in HTML email,"
> and
> 2) "Warn me before downloading content."
>
> In Preferences > Junk Email, I deselected "Don't turn on links in
> messages."
> As a precaution, I added my email address and the Web site being used to
> the
> Safe Senders and Safe Recipients lists. I also lowered the Security Level
> under Zone Settings.
>
> None of these changes made a difference. The linked image still does not
> appear. I have confirmed that the URL is correct; the image opens when I
> go
> to it directly in IE. Am I missing a step? What else do I need to do in
> Outlook to enable the link?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>

MarcOmni
Tue Apr 29 07:33:00 PDT 2008

As a matter of fact, I did try that method--more than once--and it doesn't
work. I don't want the URL address to show in the Outlook message window, I
want the graphic posted on the Web site to show. Big difference there.

When you receive emails from any business, the graphics you see are linked
to a Web site; they are not embedded in the email itself. The method I used
came from Outlook Help, as well as from an Outlook VIP. Unfortunately, that
method is not working for me. I suspect that a step in this process is
missing. Can anyone fill in the gap, or offer a viable alternative?

Thank you,

Marc



"marx404" wrote:

> Wow, you took a complicated route :-)
>
> Simply copy and paste the URL address in the email body, like this:
>
> http://www.howtomakethingsmoredifficultthantheyreallyare.com
>
> --
> marx404
>
> _________________
> "Marc Omni" <MarcOmni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DBAC241A-7211-413A-8348-C2A292ECC364@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to send an email through Outlook that links to an image (a 1KB
> > html file) on a Web site. To make the link, I went to Insert > Picture. In
> > the Picture dialog box, I pasted the image's correct URL in the Picture
> > Source field, and clicked OK. The image does not appear in the message
> > body.
> >
> > To try to resolve the problem, I made changes in Outlook's Security
> > settings. In Options > Security, I opened Change Automatic Download
> > Settings,
> > and deselected 1) "Don't download pictures automatically in HTML email,"
> > and
> > 2) "Warn me before downloading content."
> >
> > In Preferences > Junk Email, I deselected "Don't turn on links in
> > messages."
> > As a precaution, I added my email address and the Web site being used to
> > the
> > Safe Senders and Safe Recipients lists. I also lowered the Security Level
> > under Zone Settings.
> >
> > None of these changes made a difference. The linked image still does not
> > appear. I have confirmed that the URL is correct; the image opens when I
> > go
> > to it directly in IE. Am I missing a step? What else do I need to do in
> > Outlook to enable the link?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>