Replacing existing image with new one via paste adds additional code - issue

[allanf4156613]

I do a weekly econnerence email campaign and use the previous weeks email to update each week. I will often copy and paste an image from an older email, replacing an existing image. When I do this, it adds in the new images source link and desitination link, but keeps the old images links. Email seems to finction fine, but probably not a great idea to have the extra code that serves no purpose and for all I know may effect the enails functionality. I therefore go into the code and remove the old/extra code. Is there a way I can do what I'm doing (copy/paste) and have the new code REPLACING the previous/old images code? TIA.

[Jon Fritz]

It's hard to say what could be going on from what you describe. It could be anything from an OS problem, all the way down to a small code error in the specific email you're working on that's causing it.

Where are you copy/pasting, in Live View or Design View?

I understand you're working on html emails, but have you created a Site Definition for them? DW really does need that step taken in order to work with your assets correctly. 

[allanf4156613]

I am currently doing the copy and pasting on the Design View. I have not created a Site Definition. I will look into this. Thank you for your help!

[Nancy OShea]

Don't use copy & paste.  Use Insert > Image or the Properties Panel (Ctrl + F3) to choose a new  image src, see screenshot.

[Nancy OShea]

FYI, emails must contain absolute URLS to images hosted on the web server, not local files on your computer.  

[allanf4156613]

They do. Why is that a factor based on my posted issue. Thank you.

[Nancy OShea]

Are you copying the actual CODE from document 1 into CODE panel of document 2?  Assuming the source code & target contain no coding errors, it should work as expected.

[allanf4156613]

No. Doing this is the Live layout and pasting in the image from a past email. Code I send up with is like this:

<a href="https://store.thinkedu.com/xp-pen-starg640-6x4-osu-ultrathin-graphics-tablet-with-corel-painter-2020..."><img src="https://www.thinkedu.com/email/PTR2020_XPPEN64_600.jpg" alt="XP-Pen Pen Tablet w/Painter $79" width="600" height="512"></a><a href="https://store.thinkedu.com/corel-wordperfect-office-2021-professional---1-time-purchase-special-offe..."></a><a href="https://store.thinkedu.com/corel-wordperfect-office-2021-professional--download-p14092.aspx"></a>

when it should only be:

<td align="center">
<a href="https://store.thinkedu.com/xp-pen-starg640-6x4-osu-ultrathin-graphics-tablet-with-corel-painter-2020..."><img src="https://www.thinkedu.com/email/PTR2020_XPPEN64_600.jpg" alt="XP-Pen Pen Tablet w/Painter $79" width="600" height="512"></a>

[Nancy OShea]

Right because that's what you copied from the previous email -- a hyperlinked image and its surrounding code. Dreamweaver is just doing what you told it to do.