MailShield: Send Message in HTML Format

 

  1. Open FrontPage, New blank document (Ctrl+N)

  2. If you already have a message typed, skip Step 4 and do Steps 5 and 6)

  3. If you are typing a new message in FrontPage, skip Steps 5 and 6)

  4. Type your message in FrontPage

  5. OR Select all (Ctrl+A) and copy (Ctrl+C) the message you have already typed in MailShield

  6. In FrontPage: Design mode [tab at bottom], Paste (Ctrl+V)

  7. In FrontPage: Design mode, "pretty” the message the way you want it using bold, highlight, font color, size, alignment, etc.

  8. In FrontPage: Code mode [tab at bottom], Select All (Ctrl+A), Copy (Ctrl+C)

  9. Return to Mailshield. Paste (Ctrl+V) into the body

  10. Select HTML (radio button) at the top

  11. Send the message to yourself to verify it is “pretty”

  12. If additional changes are desired, return to Step 6 and complete the remaining steps again

To embed a graphic image in your e-mail message

  1. The image must reside (i.e., be saved or copied) on the web server (via your mapped drive)

  2. Insert, Picture, From File, Browse your mapped drive to select the file, Insert [button]

  3. In FrontPage: Code mode [tab at bottom], Find (Ctrl+F) src=

  4. Change the src="file:......jpg" to src="http://www.abac.edu/.......jpg" providing the full path to the image

  5. If you need assistance with the full path to the image, please call (229-391-4861) or e-mail (apwillis@abac.edu)

Note: MailShield will time out and force you to log back in again.

Last Updated Friday September 14, 2007 11:38 AM