If you want to jazz up your e-mail messages, you probably already know that
you can add background colors and stationery. But did you know that you can
add sound?
You can use the following steps to add a sound file to your e-mail message
that will play only once or over and over again.
A word of caution...Use your best judgment when attaching sound files. Keep
them small in size and, as with fonts and colors, there is such a thing as
too much of a good thing — moderation is key.
Make sure you are using Microsoft Office Word as your your e-mail editor.
How?
On the Tools menu, click Options.
On the Mail Format tab, under Message Format, in the Compose in this message
format list, click HTML.
Select the Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to edit e-mail messages check box.
Note You must use the same version of Word and Outlook. For example, you
cannot use Microsoft Word 2002 with Outlook 2003.
Create a new message.
In the message window, on the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click
Web Tools.
On the Web Tools toolbar, click Sound .
Note If the Sound icon is unavailable, click in the message body to make
the icons on the Web Tools toolbar available.
In the Background Sound dialog box, click Browse, and then select the .wav,
..mid, .rmi, .au, .aif, .aiff, or .snd sound file you want.
Note Sound files can be very large. Make sure you check the size of the
file you are sending so that your message does not exceed your or your
recipient's e-mail server limits.
Under Loop, choose the number of times you want the sound to repeat when the
messages is opened. For continuous playback, select Infinite.
Click OK.
Compose your message as you usually do.
Tip Looking for some sound files to add excitement to your e-mail messages?
The Clip Art and Media on Microsoft Office Online has many free sounds to
choose from.
Good Luck! This was found in the Outlook On-Line Help menu after I searched
on "Sound Files", so if this is tough to read you can go there!
Jim R.
