why do photos and graphics come into Outlook as red x's?

[Kathy]

Why do incoming emails have red x's instead of displaying the graphics/photos
that the sender intended? How can I change this?

Thanks!
Kathy

 

[Roady [MVP]]

For what version of Outlook? Do you see the informationbar under the message
header to inform you that pictures are blocked to protect your privacy?

 

[Hans]

Pictures are disabled by default for security reasons. There should be a info
bar across the top that says "Click here to download pictures. To help protec
your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of some pictures in this
message." I do not recommend disabling this security feature, since virus
and spam senders can (and sometimes do) use embedded images in emails to
distribute their content.

However, if you must change it:

Click TOOLS
Click TRUST CENTER
Under the "Automatic Download" section, you can change the options to
download pictures automatically.

(This might be a duplicate post, since I received a "server busy" error when
I clicked POST.)