DEEJAYKEG Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted October 24, 2010 I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium, 32 bit and have MS Office Home & Student 2007 installed. Having downloaded the Live Essentials update, the other day, I was dismayed by what it did to Windows Live Mail - already a poor relation to its predecessors in my opinion. It removed any ability to use background or tiled graphics in HTML messages or stationery of any kind. Being a decorative sort of guy, I looked for a replacement, discounting The Bat (no HTML email support) and Thunderbird (no support) along the way. I did read that MS Outlook had the facility to use stationery so I went ahead and bought Outlook 2010. Oops... Right, now whilst installing the blasted program was far from straightforward (I ended up doing it twice!) and it lacks the ability to import ones contact database in one hit (great fun doing it one contact at a time via VCF files...not!) or IAF files (luckily I could source the details for all my various email accounts and type them in laboriously), it does function as basic email program. BUT... I can't format any outgoing email as an HTML message with graphics or stationery - Themes is muted/greyed out and, from what I have read about earlier versions, I am buggered! Because I have bought the standalone version and not the whole Office suite, I gather Themes will remain inaccessible to me. So, this message has two purposes: i) if you are looking for a replacement for Windows Live Mail, DO NOT buy the standalone version of Outlook or you will be ripped off like me; ii) does anyone know of a work-around for this? Next time I have a "good" idea like this, I'll go out and spend £90 on food and beer - at least I won't feel so violated afterwards!!! F***in' Microsoft! Awards
BHzD_WHY Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 1425 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 154 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 8 Achievement Points: 850 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/18/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 26, 2023 Birthday: 02/07/1969 Posted October 24, 2010 Sorry can't help you with outlook 2010, I haven't installed my Office 2010 yet. If you want prettier Emails and lots more check out Incredimail, My wife can't life without it. http://www.incredimail.com/english/splash.aspx
DEEJAYKEG Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Author Posted October 24, 2010 BHzD_WHY Sorry can't help you with outlook 2010, I haven't installed my Office 2010 yet. If you want prettier Emails and lots more check out Incredimail, My wife can't life without it. http://www.incredimail.com/english/splash.aspx Incredimail's a real pain for the receiver, believe me, due to the way it mixes text and graphics. It doesn't make for easy replies and conversations. Awards
ChknFngr Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted October 24, 2010 oh man outlook always was a pain, different versions of it are not compatible, a real pain. why do you need outlook anyway ? http://fixoutlook.org/ Awards
PigDog Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 222 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 88 Topic Count: 331 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3847 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 1628 Achievement Points: 25635 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 02/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted October 24, 2010 Hey DeeJay, I am also looking for a new mail program for my wife. She had Windows Mail, but when I upgraded her to Win7, it took away the mail. I use Outlook, but I don't want to but another Outlook program......who knows a good e-mail program??? Awards
justjoe Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 411 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 143 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 14 Achievement Points: 811 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/16/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 14 Birthday: 12/16/1967 Device: iPhone Posted October 24, 2010 I find mozilla thunderbird to work well with win 7 32bit. Awards
chavez Posted October 24, 2010 Member ID: 206 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 705 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 149 Achievement Points: 4266 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 10:27 PM Birthday: 11/29/1961 Device: Windows Posted October 24, 2010 like joe said ,mozz. thunderbird is okay Mozilla Thunderbird - Free Windows Email Program Mozilla Messaging Mozilla Thunderbird is a fully featured, secure and very functional email client and RSS feed reader. It lets you handle mail efficiently and with style, and Mozilla Thunderbird filters away junk mail too.Mozilla Thunderbird Review | Mozilla Thunderbird Resources | Top 50 Mozilla Thunderbird Tips | All Mozilla Thunderbird Tips Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted October 26, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Author Posted October 26, 2010 The good news is that, with a little help from a Microsoft professional, I have found the option to insert a background graphic image in an HTML email (via Page Color). I think I have found a bug in the program though as I have been composing email in Tahoma font 12pt and it has been arriving as 120pt! My friend thinks I am shouting at him! A further apparent registry error identical to one that afflicted Outlook Express some years ago prevents linked images being displayed in emails (typically newsletters - one has to click a link to view them in the web browser instead). I have bought Outlook 2010 For Dummies as there is a lot hidden away in this program. I looked at Thunderbird - it has its fans but it has no official support at all and I couldn't find any documentation for it either. Oh well, this is another learning experience... Awards
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