Am looking to create a HTML based newsletter with at least one
animated banner. Being new to creating newsletters, I take it I can
just design a normal HTML page and then send this via Outlook (not an
attachment).

Has anyone experienced problems with E-Mail programs and HTML
newsletters ? I will also make a pure text version and web version
available just in case.

What would you recommend to make animated banners. I have a number of
images that I want to combine together in a rolling display. Again
will E-Mail programs have problems with animated banners ?

Many thanks

Alec

I use FP03 for my newsletter and I use animated gifs. Do your news letter as
a 1 page html doc in FP not an open web, then click file--send. When the doc
goes into outlook the pics are always gone for some reason, just right click
go to properties and relocate the pic. As for animated gifs I use Jasc PSP8
which comes with animation pro. There is a free download for the animate
program on their website, and the program is really cheap.

"Alec Thorne" wrote:

> Am looking to create a HTML based newsletter with at least one
> animated banner. Being new to creating newsletters, I take it I can
> just design a normal HTML page and then send this via Outlook (not an
> attachment).
>
> Has anyone experienced problems with E-Mail programs and HTML
> newsletters ? I will also make a pure text version and web version
> available just in case.
>
> What would you recommend to make animated banners. I have a number of
> images that I want to combine together in a rolling display. Again
> will E-Mail programs have problems with animated banners ?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Alec
>

"Alec Thorne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Am looking to create a HTML based newsletter with at least one
> animated banner. Being new to creating newsletters, I take it I can
> just design a normal HTML page and then send this via Outlook (not an
> attachment).
>
> Has anyone experienced problems with E-Mail programs and HTML
> newsletters ? I will also make a pure text version and web version
> available just in case.
>
> What would you recommend to make animated banners. I have a number of
> images that I want to combine together in a rolling display. Again
> will E-Mail programs have problems with animated banners ?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Alec

It depends on if the user has their mail reader set to HTML format, or for that
matter if their mail reader even supports HTML format. Far better provide a link
to a web page with the news letter.

Banners might also be blocked by user's firewalls (since I think the firewalls
determine "advertising" banners by the size of the image, not the actual content
of the banner.)