downloads for sound on email

[timemachine]

I just installed a new computer that contains the Microsoft Office package.
The Outlook 2007 is a bit perplexing. There is not sound on emails dispite
the "checked" box on the "receive sounds". Now what. How is an artist
supposed to add sounds, music,etc. to the emails. Now I know how to add
photos, clip-art etc., but would appreciate it if someone would tell me how
to in the least receive sounds from incoming emails. Could it be possible
that this expensive piece of software is full of flaws?

 

[Marvin P. Winterbottom]

get a mac

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You mean you want to receive email with sounds embedded in the email that
start playing when you open the email?
That is no longer supported.

I wouldn't call it a flaw, I'd call it bliss.

 

[timemachine]

Well, is that an answer? Yes, I would like to receive emails with embedded
sounds. I call software a flaw if it doesn't offer the option to accept or
refuse a feature. One would think that the software people would be able to
do that . . . wouldn't you? They take the old stuff and move it around in a
new package and call it new. So, why shouldn't I expect to be able to
receive not only new features as well as the old? I'm not trying to be a
smart . . ., but a clear answer would be nice. Two responses and they both
were flip answers.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Flip or not, he gave you the answer. It is no longer supported as it is a security risk. As for his style of responding, we are all volunteers and are free to express our individuality as we see fit.

If you want a strictly professional answer, then Product Support Services from Microsoft at $45 a pop is the place to go.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

After furious head scratching, timemachine asked:

| Well, is that an answer? Yes, I would like to receive emails with
| embedded sounds. I call software a flaw if it doesn't offer the
| option to accept or refuse a feature. One would think that the
| software people would be able to do that . . . wouldn't you? They
| take the old stuff and move it around in a new package and call it
| new. So, why shouldn't I expect to be able to receive not only new
| features as well as the old? I'm not trying to be a smart . . ., but
| a clear answer would be nice. Two responses and they both were flip
| answers.
|
| "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
|
|| You mean you want to receive email with sounds embedded in the email
|| that start playing when you open the email?
|| That is no longer supported.
||
|| I wouldn't call it a flaw, I'd call it bliss.
||
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|| Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
|| Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
|| http://www.howto-outlook.com/
|| Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
||
|| http://www.msoutlook.info/
|| Real World Questions, Real World Answers
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|| message ||| I just installed a new computer that contains the Microsoft Office
||| package.
||| The Outlook 2007 is a bit perplexing. There is not sound on emails
||| dispite
||| the "checked" box on the "receive sounds". Now what. How is an
||| artist supposed to add sounds, music,etc. to the emails. Now I
||| know how to add photos, clip-art etc., but would appreciate it if
||| someone would tell me how
||| to in the least receive sounds from incoming emails. Could it be
||| possible that this expensive piece of software is full of flaws?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I gave you the correct answer. I can't help it if you don't like getting
"No" for an answer.

As for the flip; you expressed your opinion, I expressed mine.

 

[quisp909]

I gave you the correct answer. I can't help it if you don't like getting
"No" for an answer.

As for the flip; you expressed your opinion, I expressed mine.

 

[quisp909]

I too would like to be able to embed sounds in outgoing email messages, and
have the option available to me to accept or reject messages that have
embedded sounds.

What really puzzles me is the exact nature of the security risk. Is it
something to do with Java or some other application? Does Microsoft ever
intend to address this problem, and give users the option of embedding sound
in email, and also to give all users the accept/reject option? I realize
that security is a very important issue, but perhaps everyone is a little bit
paranoid after 9/11?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Not sure how you would mix this with 9/11 but essentially any form of
automatic attachment execution is a high risk. In this case the fact that it
is no longer supported is also because of the change of the HTML rendering
engine Outlook uses (Word instead of IE). This offers more document features
to Outlook which has been rated higher than a "gimmick" feature like adding
sounds to emails. Don't expect it to be a feature that is high on the list
to be reintroduced.