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Background music
  1. #1


    t-4-2 Guest

    Background music

    I apologize if this is not the correct newsgroup to ask this question :
    In fact I did ask this question before and I received an answer from one of
    the MVPs, but I lost the copy.
    This is what I did :
    Create Mail > Format > Background > Sound > browse to locate my choice of
    music, Click Open > OK
    ( I chose MP3 instead of .wav or midi, because they take too long to upload
    and send ).
    This is my problem :
    I sent that to myself for testing. Music came on as soon as I opened the
    e-mail.
    But, when I sent it to someone else, the recipient was unable to hear
    anything.
    The answer I received before was about recipient having have to change a
    setting, but I don't remember what.
    Would someone please refresh my memory ? Thank you.





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  2. #2


    Richard in AZ Guest

    Re: Background music

    "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23l%23EQtbnJHA.4392@xxxxxx

    >I apologize if this is not the correct newsgroup to ask this question :
    > In fact I did ask this question before and I received an answer from one of
    > the MVPs, but I lost the copy.
    > This is what I did :
    > Create Mail > Format > Background > Sound > browse to locate my choice of
    > music, Click Open > OK
    > ( I chose MP3 instead of .wav or midi, because they take too long to upload
    > and send ).
    > This is my problem :
    > I sent that to myself for testing. Music came on as soon as I opened the
    > e-mail.
    > But, when I sent it to someone else, the recipient was unable to hear
    > anything.
    > The answer I received before was about recipient having have to change a
    > setting, but I don't remember what.
    > Would someone please refresh my memory ? Thank you.
    >
    >
    One, MP3 files are not an option when adding music.
    Two, What the recipient has to do to fix the problem, depends on what email program the recipient is using.
    Do you know what OS and what email program your recipient is using?

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  3. #3


    t-4-2 Guest

    Re: Background music

    " One, MP3 files are not an option when adding music. "
    Other than " size " issue, why is it not an option ?

    " Two, What the recipient has to do to fix the problem, depends on what
    email program the recipient is using.
    Do you know what OS and what email program your recipient is using? "
    Windows Vista with WM, and one has XP with OE.
    t-4-2

    "Richard in AZ" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:#tEDg4gnJHA.3840@xxxxxx

    > "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:%23l%23EQtbnJHA.4392@xxxxxx

    >>I apologize if this is not the correct newsgroup to ask this question :
    >> In fact I did ask this question before and I received an answer from one
    >> of
    >> the MVPs, but I lost the copy.
    >> This is what I did :
    >> Create Mail > Format > Background > Sound > browse to locate my choice of
    >> music, Click Open > OK
    >> ( I chose MP3 instead of .wav or midi, because they take too long to
    >> upload
    >> and send ).
    >> This is my problem :
    >> I sent that to myself for testing. Music came on as soon as I opened the
    >> e-mail.
    >> But, when I sent it to someone else, the recipient was unable to hear
    >> anything.
    >> The answer I received before was about recipient having have to change a
    >> setting, but I don't remember what.
    >> Would someone please refresh my memory ? Thank you.
    >>
    >>
    >
    > One, MP3 files are not an option when adding music.
    > Two, What the recipient has to do to fix the problem, depends on what
    > email program the recipient is using.
    > Do you know what OS and what email program your recipient is using?

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  4. #4


    Richard in AZ Guest

    Re: Background music

    "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23jjxY$gnJHA.1216@xxxxxx

    >" One, MP3 files are not an option when adding music. "
    > Other than " size " issue, why is it not an option ?
    >
    > " Two, What the recipient has to do to fix the problem, depends on what
    > email program the recipient is using.
    > Do you know what OS and what email program your recipient is using? "
    > Windows Vista with WM, and one has XP with OE.
    > t-4-2

    For the one with XP and OE, have them double click on the speaker icon (in the system tray) and turn on, or increase the volume, in the SW Synth control. If this volume control is down or off, you wont hear music in an email. I don't know why the Vista, WM user would not hear the sound.


    >
    > "Richard in AZ" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:#tEDg4gnJHA.3840@xxxxxx

    >> "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:%23l%23EQtbnJHA.4392@xxxxxx

    >>>I apologize if this is not the correct newsgroup to ask this question :
    >>> In fact I did ask this question before and I received an answer from one
    >>> of
    >>> the MVPs, but I lost the copy.
    >>> This is what I did :
    >>> Create Mail > Format > Background > Sound > browse to locate my choice of
    >>> music, Click Open > OK
    >>> ( I chose MP3 instead of .wav or midi, because they take too long to
    >>> upload
    >>> and send ).
    >>> This is my problem :
    >>> I sent that to myself for testing. Music came on as soon as I opened the
    >>> e-mail.
    >>> But, when I sent it to someone else, the recipient was unable to hear
    >>> anything.
    >>> The answer I received before was about recipient having have to change a
    >>> setting, but I don't remember what.
    >>> Would someone please refresh my memory ? Thank you.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >> One, MP3 files are not an option when adding music.
    >> Two, What the recipient has to do to fix the problem, depends on what
    >> email program the recipient is using.
    >> Do you know what OS and what email program your recipient is using?
    >


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  5. #5


    Steve Cochran Guest

    Re: Background music

    WinMail will not embed an mp3 file so that is why the recipients didn't get
    the message. It will only embed the file types that are presented when you
    choose Format | Background | Sound. The reason you heard it on your machine
    was because the file was being referenced off your hard drive.

    steve

    "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:%23l%23EQtbnJHA.4392@xxxxxx

    >I apologize if this is not the correct newsgroup to ask this question :
    > In fact I did ask this question before and I received an answer from one
    > of the MVPs, but I lost the copy.
    > This is what I did :
    > Create Mail > Format > Background > Sound > browse to locate my choice of
    > music, Click Open > OK
    > ( I chose MP3 instead of .wav or midi, because they take too long to
    > upload and send ).
    > This is my problem :
    > I sent that to myself for testing. Music came on as soon as I opened the
    > e-mail.
    > But, when I sent it to someone else, the recipient was unable to hear
    > anything.
    > The answer I received before was about recipient having have to change a
    > setting, but I don't remember what.
    > Would someone please refresh my memory ? Thank you.
    >
    >

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