Cannot figure out how to embed a pic into an e-mail... ??

[leoblob]

I receive e-mails with pix embedded in them (like ads from computer stores).

I know how to send an e-mail with a pic attached, or with a link to a pic, but I cannot figure out how to have the pic itself actually embedded into the e-mail, so it just appears as part of the e-mail.

It has something to do with HTML code and/or picking the right link (photobucket has several link choices), but it seems that no matter which one I pick, all I get is the link location in my e-mail, but not the pic itself.

This has to be very easy, but I cannot figure out how to do it... ???

[sarbin]

what email app?

[jdhurst]

Spammers user pictures embedded in emails (GIF image spam), and good spam tools now turf GIF spam adroitly down the toilet with no trouble. You can do it - In Outlook format the mail as HTML and Insert Picture. I just don't recommend it. ... JDH

[leoblob]

I'm just on yahoo e-mail, using FF 2. Zero experience with Outlook. Prior to that, I was on compuserve (for many, many years) which had its proprietary e-mail app.

[sarbin]

no idea how to do it with a webmail system, as i've never tried it.

in thunderbird, it's 'insert... image' from the menubar of a compose window.

[leoblob]

I've been playing with this for the last couple of days and I'm becoming convinced that it can't be done with web mail.

[rkawakami]

I was able to get an image inserted inline to a Yahoo! email using Firefox 2.0.0.16 using the following procedure:

- display the image you want to use in a browser
- highlight just the image by dragging your cursor across the image; for example, click on the left of the image and then drag across to the right until the image is "darkened"
- right click the highlighted image and choose Copy OR simply press CTRL-C
- in the Yahoo! rich-text (not plain text) composition window, click where you want to insert the picture and then right-click and choose Paste OR simply press CTRL-V
- the receiver of the message must enable viewing of images in order to see them

ref: http://email.about.com/cs/yahoomailtips/qt/et040203.htm

edit: leoblob: check your email for a test message!

[leoblob]

Thanks! Earlier today, I responded to your e-mail which came thru fine.

Now I'm here, just now checking this thread and I see your solution. Many thanks. I will try it later today. I am using the same exact version of Firefox.

[leoblob]

Thanks Ray. It works!