Nov 19, 2015 - UPDATE: Unfortunately this issue has returned after using Outlook for a. The email from 'HTML' to 'Rich Text', it will deliver the email properly.
Sending an HTML email using an HTML file with Microsoft Outlook for Office 365 is still possible, although it is not offered as a default ‘Insert’ option. The process to re-enable ‘Insert as Text’, required for adding a pre-made HTML file is pretty easy… when you know how:-
Update
You can also use the Attach File > ‘Insert as Text‘ via the Quick Access Toolbar (make sure it’s ticked)when you create a new email, in which case you can jump to number 8 on this page.- Open Outlook for Office 365 and click on the ‘New Email’ button as if you were composing a new email
- In the open email right-click on the Toolbar and select ‘Customise this Ribbon…’
- On the right-hand side under ‘Customise this Ribbon’ > Main Tabs select ‘New Mail Message’
- Right-click ‘New Mail Message’ and select ‘Add New Group’
- Your new group will initially be called ‘New Group (Custom) so right-click it select ‘Rename’ and call it something else like ‘Attach File As’ or whatever you fancy
- Now in the left-hand column ‘Choose commands from’ select ‘Popular Commands’ choose ‘Attach file’ and ensuring that your new group on the right is also selected click on the ‘Add’ button in the middle and then the ‘Attach File’ is then added to your Custom Group’
- Now click the ‘OK’ button to confirm the new Insert Button and it will now appear in the New Email/Compose Email Window
- Now to attach the HTML file click on the new ‘Attach File’ button and navigate to your file – don’t hit the ‘Insert’ button, but rather drop it down and select the new option of ‘Insert as Text’
- You have now created an HTML Email in Outlook for Office 365
TIP to Remove White area Around HTML email in Outlook
As you will see the quickest way to remove the annoying white space around your HTML email is simply to match up the ‘Page Color’ of the email with the main colour of the background of your HTML.
Newer versionsOffice OnlineOffice 2010
- Do one of the following:
- Select Insert > Pictures for a picture on your PC.
- Select Insert > Online Pictures for a picture that's on the web.
Tip: For a picture from your OneDrive, go to the drop-down list at the top left, and switch from Bing to OneDrive. - Select the picture you want, and then select Insert.
Resize or move pictures
- To resize a picture, select the picture and drag a corner handle.
- To wrap text around a picture, select the picture, and then select a wrapping option.Tip: Pick something other than In Line with Text, and you can move the picture around the page: select the picture and drag it.
What about EPS?
EPS files can no longer be inserted into Office documents. For details, see Support for EPS images has been turned off in Office.
Pictures make documents more engaging and easier to understand.
Tip: To add pictures in Word for the web, first switch to Editing View by clicking Edit Document > Edit in Word for the web.
Insert a picture
Do one of the following:
- Insert a picture from my computer: On the Insert tab, click Picture, browse to, and select the picture you want, and click Open.
- Insert a picture from the web: On the Insert tab, click Online Pictures, and in the Search Bing box, type a word that describes the picture you're looking for, such as 'cat'.
Tip: You can also insert a picture by copying it (Ctrl + C), and pasting it (Ctrl + V) where you want.
Add style and formatting to a picture
When you insert a picture, Word for the web places the picture in your document and displays the Picture Tools ribbon with the Format tab.
Tip: To open the Picture Tools ribbon anytime you’re in Editing View, select the picture.
- To change the picture’s size or style or to add alt text, on the Format tab.
- Choose the style options that you want to apply to the picture.
Note: If you have Word 2013 or 2016 for Windows, you can do much more to fine-tune a picture: compress it, crop it, remove the background, apply artistic effects, control its position on the page, put it in front of or behind the text, trim it to a specific size, and control how text wraps around it. Click Open in Word to get started.
You can easily insert pictures into your document, whether they are on your computer or on the Web.
How?
Click where you want to insert the picture in your document. |
Insert a picture that is stored on your computer
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Insert clip art
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Next steps
To resize a picture, select the picture you've inserted in the document. To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag a sizing handle away from or toward the center.
To learn more about adding pictures, drawings, and other graphical elements to your documents, see the following articles:
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