Outlook 2007 stationery

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I've just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. I used to be able to use a
background image (company logo) as a customised stationery on emails - from
what I can see, this is no longer possible.

Can anyone confirm this?

Many thanks.
 
A background image is still supported. It probably depends on how you
currently have it defined in your stationery.
 
Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be an option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly how it was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?
 
Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can see it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Many thanks for this, Diane, although unfortunately a new problem has arisen:
the logo pic insists on tiling throughout the background, instead of being
positioned just at the top, despite having the following in the HTML:

background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

Any ideas on that?

Thank you!

All best
Rose



Diane Poremsky said:
Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can see it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be an
option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly how it
was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?
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tables. :) position and repeat are not supported.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Many thanks for this, Diane, although unfortunately a new problem has
arisen:
the logo pic insists on tiling throughout the background, instead of being
positioned just at the top, despite having the following in the HTML:

background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

Any ideas on that?

Thank you!

All best
Rose



Diane Poremsky said:
Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can see
it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be an
option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly how
it
was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?

:

A background image is still supported. It probably depends on how you
currently have it defined in your stationery.



-----

I've just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. I used to be able to
use a
background image (company logo) as a customised stationery on
emails -
from
what I can see, this is no longer possible.

Can anyone confirm this?

Many thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks, Diane - does that mean that tiling CANNOT be turned off with Outlook
2007?

If so, thanks a lot, Bill Gates - that's progress for you!

Diane Poremsky said:
tables. :) position and repeat are not supported.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Many thanks for this, Diane, although unfortunately a new problem has
arisen:
the logo pic insists on tiling throughout the background, instead of being
positioned just at the top, despite having the following in the HTML:

background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

Any ideas on that?

Thank you!

All best
Rose



Diane Poremsky said:
Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can see
it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be an
option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly how
it
was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?

:

A background image is still supported. It probably depends on how you
currently have it defined in your stationery.



-----

I've just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. I used to be able to
use a
background image (company logo) as a customised stationery on
emails -
from
what I can see, this is no longer possible.

Can anyone confirm this?

Many thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
If you don't want tiling, you need to use a table. Outlook's stationery has
limited support for CSS positioning. Not all clients support CSS so even if
Outlook supported it, there is no guarantee it would look as you expect in
the recipients client.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Thanks, Diane - does that mean that tiling CANNOT be turned off with
Outlook
2007?

If so, thanks a lot, Bill Gates - that's progress for you!

Diane Poremsky said:
tables. :) position and repeat are not supported.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Many thanks for this, Diane, although unfortunately a new problem has
arisen:
the logo pic insists on tiling throughout the background, instead of
being
positioned just at the top, despite having the following in the HTML:

background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

Any ideas on that?

Thank you!

All best
Rose



:

Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save
Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can
see
it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be
an
option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly
how
it
was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?

:

A background image is still supported. It probably depends on how
you
currently have it defined in your stationery.



-----

I've just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. I used to be able to
use a
background image (company logo) as a customised stationery on
emails -
from
what I can see, this is no longer possible.

Can anyone confirm this?

Many thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for the explanation, Diane. Just seems a shame that these programmes
are forever becoming more and more unwieldy and top-heavy such that actions
which used to be quite straightforward are no longer possible.

Diane Poremsky said:
If you don't want tiling, you need to use a table. Outlook's stationery has
limited support for CSS positioning. Not all clients support CSS so even if
Outlook supported it, there is no guarantee it would look as you expect in
the recipients client.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

JJ Lothin said:
Thanks, Diane - does that mean that tiling CANNOT be turned off with
Outlook
2007?

If so, thanks a lot, Bill Gates - that's progress for you!

Diane Poremsky said:
tables. :) position and repeat are not supported.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Many thanks for this, Diane, although unfortunately a new problem has
arisen:
the logo pic insists on tiling throughout the background, instead of
being
positioned just at the top, despite having the following in the HTML:

background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

Any ideas on that?

Thank you!

All best
Rose



:

Yes, you can make stationery - its just HTML. The File, Save
Stationery
command is gone so you need to browse to the Stationery folder (under
Application Data\Microsoft\stationery) to save it where outlook can
see
it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Thanks for the reply.

When I did the original email template in 2003, there seemed to be
an
option
to add your own stationery - unfortunately can't remember exactly
how
it
was
done! Can you create your own stationery in 2007?

:

A background image is still supported. It probably depends on how
you
currently have it defined in your stationery.



-----

I've just upgraded from Office 2003 to 2007. I used to be able to
use a
background image (company logo) as a customised stationery on
emails -
from
what I can see, this is no longer possible.

Can anyone confirm this?

Many thanks.
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