Tip #3919 - More OE Stationery Help
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Q:
The other day, you wrote a tip on how we can use our own pictures to create
new stationery choices in Outlook Express. I've been trying to do that
for the last couple of days, but I'm not able to get it going right. Can
you please give us a few more instructions on how to do this? Thank you!
A:
I sure can! Yes, as you may remember, the other day (on Tuesday to be
exact), I wrote a tip on adding your own pictures to your stationery choices
in various e-mail programs. Well, ever since, I have been getting non-stop
e-mails and phone calls from some of you who seem to be having trouble
getting it to work in Outlook Express. And I figured instead of answering
your questions individually, I'd just write a whole new tip about it.
So, here's to fixing your OE stationery blues!
In Outlook Express,
go to Tools, Options and click on the
Compose tab. From there, click on the Create
New button located under the Stationery section.
The Stationery Setup Wizard will then appear. Hit Next
to get started. The first thing you'll want to do is click the
Browse button and find the picture you want to add. Once you
find it, select it and click the Open button. That picture
will then show up in the Preview box.
You'll then want to
adjust it so it will look the way you want it to in your actual e-mail.
You can position it to the top, center or bottom and to the left, center
or right. You can then either tile it vertically, horizontally, on the
entire page or not at all. Then if you want to add some more color to
your background, checkmark the color box and then choose the one you like
the best.
Now, every time you
make a change, it will show up in the Preview box, so you'll know right
away if you like it or not. And if you don't, just keep experimenting
until you find a combination you think your recipients will enjoy. I personally
like to put my picture as a top border around my e-mail. It just gives
the e-mail enough extra jazz, but it doesn't overdo it. You can certainly
do whatever you want, but that's what I usually do.
When you're all done
with that, hit the Next button to continue. The next
section deals with the font you'd like to use with your new stationery.
This is the actual font that will show up as you type out the e-mail you're
going to send. Just use the drop down menus to choose your font style,
the text size and if you want it to be in color or not. You can checkmark
either bold or italic if you want as well. You can see what it will look
like in the Preview box for this one too. When you're all done, hit the
Next button.
You can now choose
your margins. Use the up and down arrows to set your margins for the left
side and the top of your e-mail. Again, you can see the changes you're
making in the Preview box, so you'll know if it looks appropriate or not.
Click Next again when you're finished with that. The
last step is to choose a name for your new stationery creation. Just type
in a name in the open box. I named mine "My Picture Stationery."
Click Finish when you're done with that.
When you're ready
to send an e-mail with your new stationery included, hit the drop down
arrow on the Create Mail button and choose Select
Stationery. You can then find yours in the list. Select it and
click OK. A new e-mail will then be created with your
new stationery inserted. Doesn't that look pretty?! And hey, if you don't
like it, you can always go back to the wizard and redo it. It's not difficult
at all. Here's a small sample of what mine looks like:
I just used a picture
of a flower I really like and some nice green colored font to match it.
I'm going to use this to send a simple "Hello!" e-mail to some
of my friends and family members I haven't talked to in awhile. I hope
they'll like it, but I have a good feeling they will. Now that you've
got yours done, who are you going to send an e-mail to? Or maybe you're
going to create some more stationery of your own. Either way, have fun
with this one. It's too good to pass up!
~ Erin
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