Picture attachments in Windows Mail

[Jennifer]

I received an attachment of pictures in an email and the actual pictures
showed up in the body of the email as well as an attachment. Is there a way
to set Windows mail so it only comes as an attachment and does not display
the pictures in the body of the email?

Thank you.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Incoming or outgoing?
For incoming email: Tools, Options, Security, "Block images..."

 

[Jennifer]

Yes, in incoming mail. If I choose to "block images", will it only block
images sent as attachments or will it block all images on incoming mail?

 

[Jennifer]

I tried to set the security to "block Images" and when I was sent another
picture it still showed up as an attachment and in the body of the email.
Any other suggestions?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I don't know what to tell you. It is not supposed to show images with
that setting in effect. Did you restart Windows Mail, and then check that
setting again to make sure it 'took'?

 

[Jennifer]

I did what you suggested and it did work on HTML mail only. It blocked the
images coming in from HTML mail, but when people sent me picture attachments,
the images still showed up in the body of the email. I am used to using
Outlook and when I purchased my laptop, I only got Office Home & Student
which did not come with Outlook so things are a bit different on Windows
Mail. I guess it will just be something I have to get used too. Thanks so
much for your help.

 

[Steve Cochran]

That is the way WinMail works. If a picture is attached to a plain text
message, then WinMail will display it at the bottom of the message.

steve

 

[Jennifer]

Thank you.

That is the way WinMail works. If a picture is attached to a plain text
message, then WinMail will display it at the bottom of the message.

steve

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Apparently Windows Mail can only block pictures in HTML mail,
not in plain text mail.
I find this distinction curious, but that's the way it is.

 

[Steve Cochran]

It doesn't block pictures in HTML. It blocks linked images. If the
pictures are embedded then it shows them, because the images are actually
attached.

There is no way for a plain text message to show a linked image, because it
can't link to it unless the user clicks the link.

steve