I'm trying to send an html email using a table layout and designed in
Dreamweaver but cannot get the email to display a background image in the
cell of the table layout. I tried the html "background" tag and CSS
background: URL tag. Is there a way round this or is it not possible to
display a background image within a table cell tag?

"carlmagnus" wrote:

> I'm trying to send an html email using a table layout and designed in
> Dreamweaver but cannot get the email to display a background image in the
> cell of the table layout. I tried the html "background" tag and CSS
> background: URL tag. Is there a way round this or is it not possible to
> display a background image within a table cell tag?

I have the same problem in Outlook 2007:
If I e-mail an html-message with background images in a table cell to
Outlook 2007, the images don’t appear. If I e-mail the exact same code to
Outlook 2003 the message looks fine with all background images in place. Is
it a bug in Outlook 2007?

..: John :. <.: John :.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have the same problem in Outlook 2007:
> If I e-mail an html-message with background images in a table cell to
> Outlook 2007, the images don’t appear. If I e-mail the exact same
> code to Outlook 2003 the message looks fine with all background
> images in place. Is it a bug in Outlook 2007?

Outlook 2003 uses IE to render the HTML. Outlook 2007 uses Word 2007 and
Word doesn't render HTML in the same way. I read an article yesterday that
indicates that the background attribute is ignored, at least in some cases.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx
--
Brian Tillman

nice validator. But this is ofcourse the world up side down.

It is not the world which should conform to MS Word / Oulook 2007. I
predict major troubles for MS.

I have info for you why this will happen.

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/..._design_b.html


"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> ..: John :. <.: John :.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem in Outlook 2007:
> > If I e-mail an html-message with background images in a table cell to
> > Outlook 2007, the images don’t appear. If I e-mail the exact same
> > code to Outlook 2003 the message looks fine with all background
> > images in place. Is it a bug in Outlook 2007?
>
> Outlook 2003 uses IE to render the HTML. Outlook 2007 uses Word 2007 and
> Word doesn't render HTML in the same way. I read an article yesterday that
> indicates that the background attribute is ignored, at least in some cases.
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

Edward <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> nice validator. But this is ofcourse the world up side down.
>
> It is not the world which should conform to MS Word / Oulook 2007. I
> predict major troubles for MS.
>
> I have info for you why this will happen.
>
> http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/..._design_b.html

Actually, I'm glad. Anything that reduces the ability for people to put
HTML in mail is A-OK by me. Rarely does HTML add _information_ to a mail
message. One doesn't need pretty little images to convey meaning.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Are you stripping every html page from its images, tags en css tags so you
only have to see text?


"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Edward <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > nice validator. But this is ofcourse the world up side down.
> >
> > It is not the world which should conform to MS Word / Oulook 2007. I
> > predict major troubles for MS.
> >
> > I have info for you why this will happen.
> >
> > http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/..._design_b.html
>
> Actually, I'm glad. Anything that reduces the ability for people to put
> HTML in mail is A-OK by me. Rarely does HTML add _information_ to a mail
> message. One doesn't need pretty little images to convey meaning.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

Edward <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Are you stripping every html page from its images, tags en css tags
> so you only have to see text?

Often. I usually have "Read all as plain" chosen.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Pro: I finally figured out why I can't see the background images of the
messages I design when they are opened in Outlook 2007.

Con: I'm a graphic designer, so those pretty html emails that you think are
worthless are actually quite important to me. And there's no way to fix it.
Awesome.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
> Actually, I'm glad. Anything that reduces the ability for people to put
> HTML in mail is A-OK by me. Rarely does HTML add _information_ to a mail
> message. One doesn't need pretty little images to convey meaning.