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Making 'fancy' e-mail pages.

With the advent of Microsoft's Explorer 5 and later, it is possible to not only insert pictures in your e-mail but you can have either a coloured background OR a background pattern AND have music play as well.

As they say, new things just keep on coming, don't they?

How does it all work then?

Let's assume you have a NEW e-mail form on the screen in front of you, and you have addressed it and put in your subject.

Carry out the following sequence.
NOTE: This does not apply to versions before Outlook Express 5.

 idea pix


         Refer to the
         picture
         on the right.



  • Click on "Format"

  • Click on "Background"

  • Click on "Picture"

  • A new 'Window' will
    appear as shown at
    the right below.




         Refer to the
         picture
         on the right.



  • Click on "Browse" button, A

  • A second 'Window' will appear,

  • Click on the "Folder" button B
    to move up a folder at a time
    till you locate the folder where
    your picture is stored.

  • Click on the picture you
    require and it will appear in
    the space marked C.

  • Click on "Open"

  • Click on "O K"
NOTE: If you need to have your text indented from the left, due to the design of your background, right-click on the background after installation and select "Increase Indent".

Go through the same procedure for adding sound, remembering to select either .mid (midi files), or .wav (wave files) in the "Files of type" area.

Note that you have the following sound options; Play once, Play continuously, or specify how many times to repeat.

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