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Colorful emoticons and smiley faces in Outlook

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:40:00 +0000

This might be a touchy subject for fanatic or business level Outlook users but I wanted to ask this anyway. I know that Outlook supports emoticons as when I type :-) Outlook converts it to ☺ and it also does this for :-( and :-|. However, these are of course very old fashioned looking and quite limiting in choice. I could insert an image each time, but an autoconvert feature such as in Windows Live Messenger and Skype would be better. Anyway, how can I improve Outlook's emoticon support?

Internet images not being downloaded in emails

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:24:53 +0000

I've received a message with images in it which are located on the Internet. Outlook blocks these images from being downloaded, but even when I tell Outlook to download the images they will not show. I've completely disabled the picture blocking feature in Trust Center-> Automatic Download now and they still don't download and only show the infamous broken image icon with a red X. This applies to all the emails that I get with Internet images from different senders so I know it is not an issue with how the message was composed or that the images are no longer available on the web server. How can I get Outlook to download these images?

Brighten up your OOF for the holidays

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:43:00 +0000

The weather doesn’t really seem to play along this Summer; it’s either lots of rain or draught, no sun at all or a bit too much sun and of course, for some of you it’s Winter now! But even though the weather might be a bit gloomy, it doesn't mean that your Out of Office messages (OOF) have to be the same. While you can maintain a serious business style OOF message for the outside world, how about a more cheerful notification message for your colleagues hard at (doing your) work?

Don’t resize embedded pictures based on window width

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:54:00 +0000

I often embed screenshots or paste Excel tables as pictures (Windows Metafile) into my messages and they look good when composing. However, when the messages are being received, Outlook automatically resizes these images based upon the width of the Reading Pane making them impossible to read without opening the message and/or resize message window (which not everyone is aware of). How can I prevent Outlook from automatically resize these images and force it to always display it in full size?

Skype availability in signature

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:44:00 +0000

I have a link in my signature to contact me via Skype. This of course isn't much of a help when I'm currently offline. Is it possible to directly show my Skype status in my signature?

Signature with Internet image and hyperlink

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:45:00 +0000

I have a picture of myself located on the Internet which I want to add to my Signature. As I will regularly replace this picture with a newer one, I want it to automatically update in my Signature as well. In addition, I want the image to point to my website when people click on it. How can I set up such a dynamic signature image in Outlook?

Apply Business Card template

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:56:30 +0000

I've downloaded a Business Card template from the Office website which I would like to use for my own contact card. As I have a lot of details filled out for my contact already, I'm not looking forward to recreate it entirely. How can I apply this template to my exisitng contact item?

Image in signature shows as attachment

Roady [MVP] — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:58:26 +0000

I've created a signature with an image in it. Now recipients say that they always see a paperclip icon for messages I sent to them. In some cases my signature image shows indeed as an attachment and in other cases no attachment is shown at all but still the paperclip icon is shown. When I sent them a message without my signature, no paperclip icon is shown. How can I create a signature with an image without the paperclip icon showing up at the recipient?

Changing the background of a Business Card

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:14:12 +0000

How can I change the background of a Business Card?

Add Business Card image to signature without vcf-file

Roady [MVP] — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:00:16 +0000

In this Quick Tip, you talk about how to add a vCard (vcf-file) to your signature without an image. I actually like the business card I have created and I would to use it as my signature but don’t like to add a vcf-file to each outgoing message as well.

So I was wondering; how can I achieve the reverse and add that image to my signature without adding a vcf-file?

Add Business Card to signature without image

Roady [MVP] — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:59:55 +0000

I'd like to add a Business Card (vCard) to be included with my signature but this also adds an image of it in my signature which I do not want. I deleted this image when designing my signature but that removed the Business Card as well. Is there any way to create my signature with the vCard but without the image of it?

Background picture repeating itself

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000

I've inserted a background picture in my email but this repeats itself over and over again in both width and lenght.

Is there a way to have it appear only once?

Insert picture directly from scanner or camera

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:03:00 +0000

When I had Word set as my email editor, I had the option to directly insert a picture from a scanner or camera via the Insert menu. That option is now gone after I have switched to Outlook 2007/2010. Is there any way to get this functionality back?

Embed YouTube videos

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:33:00 +0000

How can I embed a YouTube video in an email?

Breaking down large attachments

Roady [MVP] — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:16:00 +0000

I need to send a large file but it gets stuck in the Outbox and I get errors that the message is too large to be submitted. How can I still send this large attachment?