I'll also add that what I said below is based on the assumption that you want to reach the widest audience (number of different email clients) as possible. If you know you have a captive audience with a limited email client use (all recipients are using Outlook, for example) then things may be a bit easier...
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote: > While it is great that it works for you and you've had success, Karl, > I don't really recommend using anything other than tables. At least > not until you are proficient in using tables (for email) and getting > consistent results with them. I cannot find anything recent regarding > html emails without tables after googling a bit. I recommend going > through the lynda.com tut as you said and getting good at the basics, > at least, before straying. > > HTML email is tricky and full of gotchas. > > Testing is the key. Lots of it. Use the services I recommended earlier > to help with this. > > Good luck. [insert knowing, yet still maniacal laugh, here] > > ;-) > > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Karl DeSaulniers <k...@designdrumm.com> > wrote: >> Stay away from tables is my recommendation. Use div or ul instead. Be sure >> to study up on the display property as you will be needing this >> understanding to make things look correctly and fit correctly. >> >> For background images you could use the background property, or use an img >> and absolute positioning with z-index. Also, set your CSS inline with the >> style attribute. Don't link style sheets and read up on baseurl. >> >> Just my 2ยข >> >> Built a lot of HTML emails in my day and these tips work for me. >> >> HTH, >> Best, >> Karl >> >> Sent from losPhone > > > -- > > Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer | Media Logic | > ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com > > > #663399 -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com #663399 ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
