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November 23rd, 2003, 09:08 PM
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HTML enewsletters - how to??
Hello,
This is probably a really basic question... someone has to ask 'em  How do I contstruct an enewsletter in HTML, complete with graphics, logos, etc? Do I just write the newsletter and post to my server as an HTML doc and then attach to an e-mail and send? All and any feedback appreciated. Robsta 
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November 23rd, 2003, 10:53 PM
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Hey robsta,
There are numerous ways to do it, but usually you send an HTML formatted email, with absolute ref's to images/objects housed on a webserver.
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November 23rd, 2003, 11:48 PM
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Hi Stumpy,
Thanks for the reply. I'll have a go and let you know how it turns out. Quickie: Can I write the code into the body of the e-mail in straight HTML, or do I need to do something else? i.e. [url] vs. <a href>. Thanks! Robsta
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November 24th, 2003, 12:06 AM
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It all depends on the application you are using to send the campaign. For example, Outlook doesn't let you enter raw HTML into your email, but with Outlook express, it's possible to turn on an option which allows you to edit the raw HTML. Both applications however, give you the usual basic WYSIWYG options, like font size/colouring/images, so that removes the need to view the raw source.
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November 24th, 2003, 09:35 PM
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Cracked it!
Hey Stumpy!
Thanks for the input - I played around with formatting and I think I figured it out using Netscape/Mac. They have a nice option that allows you to write an HTML file and paste it into the document via an HTML wizard. I mocked up something as my test, used absolute links, and it worked. Thanks again, Robsta
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November 24th, 2003, 09:48 PM
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I did a bit of research too, and found a way to do it with Outlook XP (2002) for those that might be interested.
» Create your newsletter in a separate HTML » Fire up Outlook » Create a new message » From the "Insert" menu, choose "File" » This will bring up the usual "open" dialog box, but you'll notice the "Insert" button is a drop down. Choose the "Insert as Text" option, and this will slot your code into your message. Pretty kewl! Apparently on older versions the drop down menu is replaced with a checkbox.
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November 25th, 2003, 07:06 PM
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Hi Stumpy,
If anyone out there is interested in how to compose an HTML email using Netscape7/Mac, here goes... » Create new HTML document as you would for a web page. Make sure all links are absolute, not relative. You don't need to start and end with the <html><body> tags - the Netscape wizard puts them in. » Select "email and newsgroup settings" from the "Edit" dropdown menu. Enable HTML compose feature by checking box in "Account Settings" window. » Launch new compose page. »Click somewhere in the text window to enable the tool bar drop down menu. »Go to "Insert" from the tool bar menu and click on "HTML". This launches a new window - paste code into window and »click on "Insert". Your HTML page will now appear in the text window. It's now ready to send. If this is a bulk mailing, be sure to address the e-mail to yourself, and put the other addressees in the BCC - for privacy's sake. Hope this works for ya. Robsta
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November 25th, 2003, 09:36 PM
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Hey Robsta - that sounds like a VERY cool tip/trick that we would like to add in our weekly newsletter that goes out to over 150,000 subscribers - please email norbert@developershed.com and tell him what you found out!
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March 17th, 2004, 10:22 PM
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Need help on HTML newsletters
Hi peeps!
I'm kinda new here and I joined this forum to get some tips on how to create HTML e-newsletters. I've read all the posts in this thread and they've helped me too. But my problem is this...I tried sending a test e-newsletter to myself using outlook express to my hotmail account just to see how it turns out. What I discovered was the images that are part of my newsletter were sent as attachments too! That's why the email came up to about 140kb instead of just around 15kb. I did upload the images on our server...was there a teeny detail that I missed? I'm no web techie and I'm just beginning to learn the ropes. So I would really appreciate any help as I'm nearing a deadline (saturday) to send them out. Thanks so much guys! Jen
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March 17th, 2004, 10:36 PM
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I believe there is a setting in Outlook Express that encodes images into the email by default, but needs to be changed so that it keeps your URL to images and grabs them off the webserver.
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March 17th, 2004, 10:44 PM
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A quick google search yielded this:
Click the Tools menu, and then click Options. Click the Send tab, click Settings. On this window, should be an option to "Send pictures with messages" - this should be unticked.
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March 18th, 2004, 02:01 AM
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Still need help
Thank you for your tips. I tried them but I still get broken images. I'm now wondering if I uploaded the files correctly on the server.
 Maybe that's where I went wrong...Jen
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March 18th, 2004, 03:51 AM
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There's not really a lot that can go wrong. Ensure that the url's to your images in the email are absolute (i.e. "http://www.foo.com/images/pic.jpg - not "images/pic.jpg"). To test the images have been uploaded to the server correctly, simply type in the full URL to the image in your browser.
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March 18th, 2004, 05:55 AM
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Hi! That's the same advice given to me by a friend, to make sure that the links are absolute. And also to make sure that my files are in the root folder.
Well, I tried fixing the links but to no avail. Then I typed in the URL in my brower and nothing came out! I'm down in the dumps right now, been working on this all day and asking around. Well, I guess this is what happens when you dont have any experience yet.  Thanks for patiently answering my qs. I haven't given up yet and I'll inform you when I finally get it right. Jen
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#16
March 18th, 2004, 07:28 PM
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Hi Jen, Are you saving the files in browser-friendly formats? i.e. .jpg or .gif files. Are you working on a Mac? If so, you need to make sure the Mac specific resource forks are not uploaded to the server... to do this make sure that you save your image files with the thumbnails option turned *off*. What about the file size - how large are the image files? Did you create the images? Check to make sure that they are in fact .jpg or .gif files by opening them in a photo editing application and do a *save as*. Have you double-checked that your links are correct? Make sure that you have the entire URL in the image link (i.e. <img src="http://www.domainName/imageFolder/images/imagename.jpg">) as this will allow the user's browser to access the image from off of your server. If you're still in doubt, copy/paste a section of your code in a post, or better still, send us a link to your page and someone should be able to help you figure out what's going on. Hope this helps. Robsta
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