Vista Tutorial - Problem with image in windows mail signature

07-03-2009

I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks fine.
But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just shows
src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box with
an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file to
signature is making the image source path disappear?

07-03-2009

What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"?
All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file.
Tools - Options - Signatures
New
(.) File
browse to where you stored the html file
OK

Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size

--
Windows 7 RC
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

"lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks
> fine.
> But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just
> shows
> src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box
> with
> an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file
> to
> signature is making the image source path disappear?

07-03-2009

Thats exactly what i mean when i say transfer. It goes from an html file to a
signature in your mail. somewhere along the way the img src "" is being
erased. i cant understand why. this is a copy of my html file.. notice the
src"http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif"

<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<HR>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG
style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px"
src="http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" width=75 height=74
IMG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought
Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2
face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757)
272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk:
Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM:
Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
href="http://www.LostInThoughtStudios.com"><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>

here is a copy of the signatures source code..

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18783">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<HR>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG
style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" src="" width=75 height=74 IMG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought
Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2
face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757)
272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk:
Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM:
Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
href=""><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

it's the exact same except this time the src "" with nothing in between the
quotations. All I am doing is choosing the file from browse and applying it.
What is killing the image source?
"Dave" wrote:

Quote:

> What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"?
> All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file.
> Tools - Options - Signatures
> New
> (.) File
> browse to where you stored the html file
> OK
>
> Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size
>
> --
> Windows 7 RC
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
> "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks
> > fine.
> > But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just
> > shows
> > src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box
> > with
> > an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file
> > to
> > signature is making the image source path disappear?

>
>

07-03-2009

I see at least two things wrong. The file location
http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif
should be on your hard drive instead of out on the Internet.
Use JPG rather than GIF picture format.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)

"lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5569CC78-994D-422C-9A79-7649D5C832A0@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Thats exactly what i mean when i say transfer. It goes from an html file to a
> signature in your mail. somewhere along the way the img src "" is being
> erased. i cant understand why. this is a copy of my html file.. notice the
> src"http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif"
>
> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2
> face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <HR>
> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG
> style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px"
> src="http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" width=75 height=74
> IMG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought
> Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2
> face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757)
> 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk:
> Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM:
> Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
> href="http://www.LostInThoughtStudios.com"><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
> href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
>
> here is a copy of the signatures source code..
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
> <HTML><HEAD>
> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18783">
> <STYLE></STYLE>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2
> face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
> <HR>
> </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG
> style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" src="" width=75 height=74 IMG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought
> Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2
> face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757)
> 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk:
> Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM:
> Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
> href=""><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A
> href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
>
> it's the exact same except this time the src "" with nothing in between the
> quotations. All I am doing is choosing the file from browse and applying it.
> What is killing the image source?
> "Dave" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"?
>> All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file.
>> Tools - Options - Signatures
>> New
>> (.) File
>> browse to where you stored the html file
>> OK
>>
>> Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 RC
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>> "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> > I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks
>> > fine.
>> > But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just
>> > shows
>> > src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box
>> > with
>> > an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file
>> > to
>> > signature is making the image source path disappear?

>>
>>

07-03-2009	#1 (permalink)
lostinthought Guest n/a posts	Problem with image in windows mail signature I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks fine. But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just shows src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box with an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file to signature is making the image source path disappear?
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#2 (permalink)
Dave Guest n/a posts	Re: Problem with image in windows mail signature What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"? All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file. Tools - Options - Signatures New (.) File browse to where you stored the html file OK Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size -- Windows 7 RC http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx Quote: > I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks > fine. > But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just > shows > src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box > with > an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file > to > signature is making the image source path disappear?
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#3 (permalink)
lostinthought Guest n/a posts	Re: Problem with image in windows mail signature Thats exactly what i mean when i say transfer. It goes from an html file to a signature in your mail. somewhere along the way the img src "" is being erased. i cant understand why. this is a copy of my html file.. notice the src"http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" src="http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" width=75 height=74 IMG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757) 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk: Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM: Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A href="http://www.LostInThoughtStudios.com"><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> here is a copy of the signatures source code.. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18783"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" src="" width=75 height=74 IMG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757) 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk: Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM: Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A href=""><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> it's the exact same except this time the src "" with nothing in between the quotations. All I am doing is choosing the file from browse and applying it. What is killing the image source? "Dave" wrote: Quote: > What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"? > All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file. > Tools - Options - Signatures > New > (.) File > browse to where you stored the html file > OK > > Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size > > -- > Windows 7 RC > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview > http://download.live.com/wlmail > > "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx Quote: > > I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks > > fine. > > But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just > > shows > > src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box > > with > > an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file > > to > > signature is making the image source path disappear? > >
My System Specs

07-03-2009	#4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen Guest n/a posts	Re: Problem with image in windows mail signature I see at least two things wrong. The file location http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif should be on your hard drive instead of out on the Internet. Use JPG rather than GIF picture format. -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5569CC78-994D-422C-9A79-7649D5C832A0@xxxxxx Quote: > Thats exactly what i mean when i say transfer. It goes from an html file to a > signature in your mail. somewhere along the way the img src "" is being > erased. i cant understand why. this is a copy of my html file.. notice the > src"http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" > > <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 > face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <HR> > </FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG > style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" > src="http://www.lostinthoughtstudios.com/sig.gif" width=75 height=74 > IMG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought > Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 > face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757) > 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk: > Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM: > Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A > href="http://www.LostInThoughtStudios.com"><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A > href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> > > here is a copy of the signatures source code.. > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> > <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18783"> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 > face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> > <HR> > </FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <IMG > style="WIDTH: 66px; HEIGHT: 63px" src="" width=75 height=74 IMG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Lost In Thought > Studios</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 > face=Eurostile><STRONG><EM>Christopher Bryan harmon</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>(757) > 272-2716</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>GoogleTalk: > Skimino</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><STRONG>Yahoo IM: > Chris_Herman78</STRONG></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A > href=""><STRONG>www.LostInThoughtStudios.com</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> > <DIV align=left><FONT color=#808080 size=2 face=Eurostile><A > href=""><STRONG>Skimino@xxxxxx</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > it's the exact same except this time the src "" with nothing in between the > quotations. All I am doing is choosing the file from browse and applying it. > What is killing the image source? > "Dave" wrote: > Quote: >> What do you mean by "transfer it to windows mail"? >> All you have to do is tell WM to use the html file. >> Tools - Options - Signatures >> New >> (.) File >> browse to where you stored the html file >> OK >> >> Note: the html file has to be 4K or smaller in size >> >> -- >> Windows 7 RC >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> http://download.live.com/wlmail >> >> "lostinthought" <lostinthought@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:F230FEEA-7C47-4793-B305-8569C2867FA0@xxxxxx Quote: >> > I have my signature as an html file and when i view it in IE it looks >> > fine. >> > But when I transfer it to my windows mail the img src is empty. it just >> > shows >> > src"" in the source code of the email and my image is just a blank box >> > with >> > an x in the upper lefthand corner. What during the transfer from html file >> > to >> > signature is making the image source path disappear? >> >>
My System Specs

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