Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express--How can I send and receive pictures in e-mail?

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Attaching pictures to a Microsoft Outlook e-mail

To attach pictures to a Microsoft Outlook, follow the below steps.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
2. Reply to an existing e-mail, or compose a new e-mail by clicking on the New icon in the top left portion of the window.
3. In the e-mail, click on the 'Insert file' icon that looks like a small paperclip, or click on Insert at the top of the window and choose file.
4. Browse to the location that contains your image and double-click the image to insert it.

If successfully attached you should see an icon of the attachment in your e-mail.

Below is an alternative method of attaching an image into an e-mail.

1. Open My computer or Windows explorer and browse to the location of where your pictures are located.
2. Highlight and copy the picture you wish to send in an e-mail. See document CH000766 for additional information about how to copy a file.
3. Open a new e-mail or the e-mail you're replying to that you wish to attach the images into, right-click in the message portion of the e-mail and click paste.

Tip: You can select and attach multiple images at once.

Viewing pictures in a Microsoft Outlook e-mail

Keep in mind that not all e-mails will have attached pictures in them. You can determine if an e-mail has an attachment by looking for a paperclip icon in the listing of e-mails you have. However, some messages are also sent in HTML format, which means images can be included without being attachments.

To view the pictures in the e-mail, open the e-mail and double-click the attachment icon at the bottom of the window or click the yellow paperclip icon in the e-mail preview.