How To: Image In Signature

Discussion in 'Windows Live Mail' started by SG, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. SG

    SG Guest

    How can I add an image to my html signature? I have tried using the local
    path of the image, but still it just displays as a blank imagebox with a red
    cross.

    Please help.
     
    SG, Mar 16, 2009
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    ...winston Guest

    Create a graphic file with your signature(e.g. jpg, gif) then save the file
    Create an html file with code pointing to the graphic file, save the html file
    Point the signature to the html file
    Configure the signature to be used for a mail and/or news account(not this one)
    Create you message in WLM using Html(not plain text)
     
    ...winston, Mar 16, 2009
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    Dave Guest

    Dave, Mar 16, 2009
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    Ron Sommer Guest

    I use the full path in my htm file.
    --
    Ronald Sommer

    <HTML><HEAD>
    </HEAD>
    <BODY>
    <DIV><IMG alt=" my signature " hspace=0
    src="C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\written
    signature.JPG" align=baseline
    border=0></DIV></BODY></HTML>
     
    Ron Sommer, Mar 17, 2009
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    ju.c Guest

    You need to upload the image to a web server and enter that address
    as the path to the image.


    ju.c
     
    ju.c, Mar 17, 2009
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    ...winston Guest

    ???
     
    ...winston, Mar 17, 2009
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    Ron Sommer Guest

    20-30 KB is plenty of size for a picture.
    Why would you need to put a file that size on the Web?
     
    Ron Sommer, Mar 18, 2009
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    hwp Guest

    Here's a link to a tutorial I found useful.

    'Create Image Signatures in Windows Mail or Live Mail'
    (http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Email/General/Create_Image_Signatures_in_Windows_Mail_or_Live_Mail/)

    In following this tutorial, the first thing I did was scan my signature
    and create a jpg file of it. Then following the steps in Part 1, I
    created a html file of my signature. The first segment of Part 2 is
    quite straight forward but then you get to the "Fixing Windows Live Mail
    Signature Images" section - this gave me some difficulty for quite a
    while. In point #1, it says to "Navigate to your image file with Windows
    Explorer" - this just means find the html file you just created - in a
    directory something like "C:\Desktop\signature.html". For item #6,
    right click on the file name , click on "Open with" and chose
    "Notebook". For item #10, the "file name" refers to the jpg file you
    started with initially - it may be in a different folder. In my case it
    was "C:\Users\Howard\Documents\Signature files\Howard\Howard hand sig
    blue.jpg" so that is what I inserted between the quotation marks
    following "src=". Note that folling the 'scr="....." ' there are
    parameters to set the width and height of your insert - play with these
    until you are satisfied with the appearance of your signature. One of
    the nice aspects of this approach is that you do not need to use an
    external host site.
     
    hwp, Apr 9, 2009
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    Ron Sommer Guest

    I have never heard of Notebook.
    Did you mean Notepad?
     
    Ron Sommer, Apr 9, 2009
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    hwp Guest

    Yes, it should have read Notepad - this error has been corrected.
     
    hwp, Apr 9, 2009
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    ...winston Guest

    The site used to say Notebook too..
    Is it your site ?
     
    ...winston, Apr 10, 2009
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    Newsscanner Guest

    For me it just does not work.
    I keep having the field with the red X instead of my picture.
    Yet, on my PC running Outlook Express (This is on my laptop using Live
    Mail), the signature works perfectly with exactly the same HTML file.
    Here is my HTML source:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Vlaanderen-Flanders</title>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" />
    </head>
    <body>
    Met hartelijke Vlaamse groeten<br />
    With warm Flemish regards<br />
    <i><b>Webmeester/Webmaster Vlaanderen-Flanders</b></i><br />
    <img src="http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk/Pics/vl_leeuw.jpg"
    width="80" height="80"><br>
    <a
    href="http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk">http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk</a><br />
    <a
    href="mailto:"></a>u
    can see, I have used a perfectly legit folder on a web server for my image
    location, so what is the problem?

    Thank you in advance.

    </body>
    </html>

    As yo
     
    Newsscanner, Jun 28, 2009
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    Newsscanner Guest

    My post went slightly wrong.
    Of course, the right HTML code should be:
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Vlaanderen-Flanders</title>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" />
    </head>
    <body>
    Met hartelijke Vlaamse groeten<br />
    With warm Flemish regards<br />
    <i><b>Webmeester/Webmaster Vlaanderen-Flanders</b></i><br />
    <img src="http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk/Pics/vl_leeuw.jpg"
    width="80" height="80"><br>
    <a
    href="http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk">http://www.vlaanderen-flanders.org.uk</a><br />
    <a href="mailto:[email protected]
    s.org.uk"></a>
    </body>
    </html>
    Andthen written underneath:

    As you can see, I have used a perfectly legit folder on a web server for my
    image
    location, so what is the problem?
    Thank you in advance.
     
    Newsscanner, Jun 28, 2009
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    Peter Foldes Guest

    Newsscanner

    What would be the point of having an signature image when most of the time it is you
    alone that sees it

    I for one would never see your signature image since I do not ever come close to
    HTML in emails or newsgroups. Very dangerous to do today .Most if not all the people
    I know do not either.
     
    Peter Foldes, Jun 28, 2009
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    Michael Santovec Guest

    You are using a web link rather than an image included in the file.
    Therefore the security settings come into play. In WLM that's Tools,
    Safety Options, Security, Block Images and other external content ...

    That happens to be the default setting in many mail clients and web mail
    systems.

    If you were to reference an image on your hard drive and include the
    option to Send Pictures, the image would be included the message and not
    run into that security options. That does however make the messages
    larger. But if it's a small image, that shouldn't be a problem.
     
    Michael Santovec, Jun 28, 2009
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