Windows Mail

[JMillernmd]

I absolutely HATE the email program that comes with Vista, why, oh why does
it not allow you to put a picture in the message.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I absolutely HATE the email program that comes with Vista, why, oh why does
it not allow you to put a picture in the message.

It does.
What are you doing?

 

[JMillernmd]

I am trying to copy and paste the picture. I don't want it as an attachment.

 

[Gordon]

I am trying to copy and paste the picture.

So what happens when you try?

 

[Dave]

You can't paste a photo into Windows Mail. You can in Windows Live Mail,
but it will resize it automatically.

 

[Gordon]

In Rich Text format use "Insert" instead of "Attach".

My copy of Windows Mail only has HTML or Plain text - where are you seeing
Rich Text?

 

[Gordon]

Rich Text = HTML

No it's not. Rich Text is a format used by Outlook.
HTML = HTML.....

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

What happens when you click Insert, Picture?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Well, yes and no. ;-)
Microsoft is not very consistent in its naming conventions.
When you go to a Windows Mail compose screen and click Format,
one option is "Rich Text (HTML)."
But in Outlook there is a definite difference between HTML and RTF.
The original (generic) Rich Text was a forerunner for the modern HTML.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I am trying to copy and paste the picture. I don't want it as an
attachment.

You can't copy and paste. You have to save the picture as a file.

Then, if you're composing in HTML you can use Insert | Picture. If you are
using plain text you will have to use Insert | File Attachment. A file
attachment is the only way any program can send a picture with plain text.