Peter : That would put me back on square # 1. I'm still green about OO (and much else). Is there some way to pry the contents out of an attachment, and transfer the content to the body of a blank e-mail ? If I could do that much it would be possible to use the e-mail for E-Zine purposes. thanks Billy In a message dated 6/29/2006 9:40:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Billy -- Just a note of caution. Unless I am mistaken, using the PDF route means you will have to attach the file to the e-mail. Am I missing something? Enjoy the heat wave, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Keith: > Thanks for the advice. Will give the pdf option a try since layout IS > crucial. > > New South Wales ? This time of year you must be freezing. We are > experiencing a heat wave here, rare for Oregon except in August. > > Best wishes > Billy > > > In a message dated 6/29/2006 8:58:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:52:55 EDT > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> Karen : >> I just joined less than an hour ago. Hopefully there are people on >> this list who actually answer questions. > > Yes there are lots of them. >> >> What I am trying to figure out is how to get material that I create >> on Open Office to transfer directly to the BODY of e-mail. >> Not as Attachments. Not as Attachments, >> >> I'm repeating this because in a previous service I used a techie >> simply could not understand that I wanted to do something >> non-standard. > > We don't use techies around here-- well a couple of people are, but the > vast majority are simple users. > >> I'm trying to create an E-Zine. Graphics, etc, would be utterly >> useless as attachments. What exact steps are needed to get stuff from >> Open Office into the text itself of an e-mail ? > > The standard Email thing that OO does is to open your email program and > add the file as an attachment which as you say is not what you want it > to do. > > There are two ways you can do it: > > 1. Produce it as an html file. I think most html email programs will > open an html file in-line... your graphics still show up as attachments > but the program will show them in with the text... might be worth > experimenting with to find out how to get the right results. > > 2. If I were producing something as an E-zine in which layout is > important I would save it as a pdf which OO does quite well. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
