Saving images embedded in the body of the message

[Chappy]

A user in my department is having issues with receiving e-mails with
embedded images via MS Outlook, both on a PC (Windows XP Professional
2002 SP3 with Outlook Professional Edition 2003) and a Mac (OS 9.1
with Outlook Mac 2001).

The different platforms appear to handle embedded images differently.

E-mails opened using Outlook on the Mac allow images that are embedded
into the body of the message to be saved as a JPG.

The same e-mail when opened using Outlook on the PC only allows the
embedded image to be saved as a bitmap.

Is this a configuration issue?

We are using an Exchange server.

Ciao,
Chappy.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

E-mails opened using Outlook on the Mac allow images that are embedded
into the body of the message to be saved as a JPG.

The same e-mail when opened using Outlook on the PC only allows the
embedded image to be saved as a bitmap.

Is this a configuration issue?

No, it's not a configuration issue. Outlook on a Windows platform won't
natively save images in anything but bitmap format. See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/saveembeddedpictures.htm

 

[Chappy]

No, it's not a configuration issue.  Outlook on a Windows platform won't
natively save images in anything but bitmap format.  See this:http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/saveembeddedpictures.htm

Thanks Brian. That puts that to bed once and for all.

Ciao,
Chappy.

 

[Duncan McC]

No, it's not a configuration issue. Outlook on a Windows platform won't
natively save images in anything but bitmap format. See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/saveembeddedpictures.htm

Brian, is it possible to use a server made cert (an SSL cert)? This
could then be domain (LAN) wide?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Brian, is it possible to use a server made cert (an SSL cert)? This
could then be domain (LAN) wide?

I don't know the answer to that. Sorry.

 

[Margaret Bartley]

No, it's not a configuration issue. Outlook on a Windows platform won't
natively save images in anything but bitmap format. See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/saveembeddedpictures.htm

Is there a way to save the animation if it is not an attachment, but
embedded in the email?
this macro only works for attachments.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Is there a way to save the animation if it is not an attachment, but
embedded in the email?
this macro only works for attachments.

The macro works for embedded images. Attached images need no macro, you just
save the attachment directly.

 

[Margaret Bartley]

The macro works for embedded images. Attached images need no macro, you
just save the attachment directly.

I opened up an email I received that had a gif of a flag waiving, and I went
into the source to verify that it was a .gif file.

Running that macro gave me no output.

I then stepped through the code as the macro was executing, and at the line:
For Each objAttachment In colAttachments

I looked at the value of objAttachment.Count and it was zero.

None of the lines in the For Each..Next loop was executed.

There was no output.

Did I copy the wrong macro?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I then stepped through the code as the macro was executing, and at the line:
For Each objAttachment In colAttachments

I looked at the value of objAttachment.Count and it was zero.

None of the lines in the For Each..Next loop was executed.

There was no output.

Did I copy the wrong macro?

A question best asked of the macro's author.