html is used when you want to make emails that contain tables and images and some colors and stuff , you write a complete html code to be your email. You should just use the normal text one , and it still can get some colors and fonts , but not any other stuff that html can make easily
----- Original Message ----- From: "tigercat" <[email protected]> To: "Computer Tech Support" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 17:40 Subject: [6236] Re: Outlook 2003 URL thanks, i shall test that but what i don't understand is that normally composing e-mail in html all you have to do is copy and paste a URL and it automatically appears as a hyperlink. On Jan 27, 11:10 pm, "Coalwater" <[email protected]> wrote: > cause in html you have to write it in the html way ? > try sending your self an html one and write something like this > <a href=www.Google.com> Google </a> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tigercat" <[email protected]> > To: "Computer Tech Support" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 05:09 > Subject: [6233] Re: Outlook 2003 URL > > Thanks for the suggestion (and thanks to everyone for their help) - > Wow, that's weird, I just switched to Plain Text and the hyperlink > works. > Guess I'll just compose messages in Plain Text; does anyone have a > clue as to why hyperlinks work in Plain Text and not in HTML format? > Maybe it's some conflict between IE and FF since IE is not my default > (although under file associations URL is linked to IE - changing this > did not help). > > On Jan 27, 7:53 pm, Daleeh <[email protected]> wrote: > > How are you composing your emails? HTML or Plain Text format? Maybe > > that has something to do with it, although when I try either way I get > > an active hyperlink. However, I've noticed that the way it displays > > is slightly different for each method. When using HTML format it > > shows as underlined, but it does not appear to be active (although it > > really is--it just requires a control-click to launch). In plain text > > format the hyperlink appears more normal (odd that plain text > > hyperlink would look more normal than HTML) in that it show the "hand" > > when moused over. > > > If that is not what's going on, then I'd bet on one of the security > > settings. > > > Dale > > > On Jan 27, 11:16 am, tigercat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > actually, i am able to see url hyperlinks in e-mails sent to me by > > > others, but i cannot create and send a message with an active url > > > link. > > > > On Jan 27, 2:14 am, "Coalwater" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It might be a security option like it maybe blocks links from > > > > unknown > > > > senders for example, try checking security options in your outlook > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "tigercat" <[email protected]> > > > > To: "Computer Tech Support" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 05:29 > > > > Subject: [6223] Outlook 2003 URL > > > > > > I have a Win Vista Home Premium 64 bit system, AMD Phenom Quad > > > > > Core > > > > > 2.30 GHz, 8 GB Ram, 750 GB HD. Mozilla FF is my default browser > > > > > and > > > > > Outlook 2003 is my default e-mail. My problem is that I cannot > > > > > display active URL's within my e-mail. The URL's do not display as > > > > > a > > > > > hyperlink. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > PS: as a 2nd problem, Mozilla Firefox seems to crash a lot with my > > > > > system. > > > > > > Thank you.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
