whenever I try to view any of the pictures in my emails all there is vis a
box where the picture should be and a red x in the corner.I am using outlook

Are you connected to the Internet when you're viewing these mail items? Many
times mail items just contain links to images on the 'net.

"Loxbob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:62C225E8-934D-42D9-BA92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> whenever I try to view any of the pictures in my emails all there is vis a
> box where the picture should be and a red x in the corner.I am using
> outlook

Also make sure you do the following:
Tools, options, security, Change automatic download settings , uncheck 'Don't
download....' Leave Warn me checked.

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Kathleen Orland
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http://www.howto-outlook.com/
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"Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Are you connected to the Internet when you're viewing these mail items? Many
> times mail items just contain links to images on the 'net.
>
> "Loxbob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:62C225E8-934D-42D9-BA92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > whenever I try to view any of the pictures in my emails all there is vis a
> > box where the picture should be and a red x in the corner.I am using
> > outlook
>
>
>

your outlook might be set to TEXT ONLY . if it is so. then change tht to HTML
or RTF.. thats it

"K. Orland" wrote:

> Also make sure you do the following:
> Tools, options, security, Change automatic download settings , uncheck 'Don't
> download....' Leave Warn me checked.
>
> --
> Kathleen Orland
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
>
>
> "Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
> > Are you connected to the Internet when you're viewing these mail items? Many
> > times mail items just contain links to images on the 'net.
> >
> > "Loxbob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:62C225E8-934D-42D9-BA92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > whenever I try to view any of the pictures in my emails all there is vis a
> > > box where the picture should be and a red x in the corner.I am using
> > > outlook
> >
> >
> >

That's typically meant to control the outbound email format not the inbound
(although there's a registry setting that allows you to read in TextOnly but
is the user is seeing Red X's that means they're viewing in HTML)

"Rana" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CDF3F7F5-82F5-42C9-9E24-(E-Mail Removed)...
> your outlook might be set to TEXT ONLY . if it is so. then change tht to
> HTML
> or RTF.. thats it