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hollyeperret
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August 23, 2017
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Can't get image link to appear

  • August 23, 2017
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Hello,

I am using Dreamweaver to create a basic HTML email for my organization. Unfortunately, I must use Outlook to send my emails, so I have been using the developer tab and macros to insert an html file into the outlook email.

I tested the functionality with an html template that I downloaded from the web. I loaded it into Dreamweaver, it all displayed properly, and saved it. Then loaded it into Outlook. All pictures work and display correctly.

However, when I replace one of the images with an image of my own on the web, it does not display the image in the email. I have linked to this image on other webpages and it displays just fine.

Here is the code from the original email, with the image that is working:

<td valign="top" style="padding:0" bgcolor="#ffffff">

  <a href="#"><img  class="deviceWidth" src="https://www.emailonacid.com/images/blog_images/Emailology/2013/free_template_1/headliner.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="display: block; border-radius: 4px;" /></a>

  </td>

Here is the code from the new email, with the image replaced but not working:

<td valign="top" style="padding:0" bgcolor="#ffffff">

  <a href="#"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/mqMiCyL.png" alt="" width="580"  class="deviceWidth" style="display: block; border-radius: 4px;" border="0" /></a>

  </td>

When I load the first one, it appears correctly. When I load the second one, the image does not show. I cannot for the life of me figure out what I am doing incorrectly.

I have the same problem if I use a starter template from Dreamweaver. If I add the image from the first code, it works in outlook. If I add the one from imgur it does not work.

Any thoughts?

TIA

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    Nancy OShea
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2017

    If I had to use Outlook to send emails, I'd go out of my flipping mind.

    Can't you send emails from your server or a bulk email service like MailChimp?

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
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      hollyeperretAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 23, 2017

      I wish I could! I don't have access to distribution lists. I create the emails and send them to the marketing team to distribute. I was hoping to have a bit of additional flexibility by using an HTML editor to create them. But I'm on a deadline so I will have to troubleshoot this later and stick with my usual outlook emails, which I have become really good at. They are definitely infuriating though.

      Jon Fritz
      Jon Fritz
      Community Expert
      August 23, 2017

      The image you're linking to on imgur is pretty large, 2500 pixels wide, it could be the physical size is causing an issue.

      I suppose it might be a .jpg vs .png issue too. I only ever use jpg or gif in html emails. I'm not sure if outlook has issues with that or not. It might be worth testing.

      Either way, images in Outlook rarely ever load for anyone using the default security setting or higher, so just a reminder to make sure your email makes sense if/when they don't load.

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        hollyeperretAuthor
        Known Participant
        August 23, 2017

        I'll try a smaller image and save it as a jpg. Perhaps that is the problem. I was specifying a size but I didn't actually go change it.

        Thanks for the tip about the security settings. I know some images wont display. This is for our email banner but I don't intend to make it too image heavy. Most people will be opening this from their computer but I will certainly keep that in mind.

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