Putting an avatar on e-mail

stressedoutmum

Thanks to all the great help on this site I have managed to get myself an Avatar (although I'm not sure what it stands for). Can anyone tell me how I can include one in my e-mails. I use MSN if that's any help.

shrek101

one banana two banana, three banana, four. I grew up on Banana splits. Sorry of topic

stressedoutmum

Thank you lads but that doesn't answer my question. I have not used copy/paste before as I am very knew to computing so a very simple answer would do me nicely. PS I didn't like Banana Splits I preferred Rhubarb and Custard...

mcwarre

Or put it in your 'signature' which means all emails will have it in....

stressedoutmum

OK dumb mum again. How do I put it in my 'signature'. I did say I was new to this. :rolleyes:

stressedoutmum

Now we are cooking with gas - have managed to sort out my 'signature' thanks everyone.

stressedoutmum

Am not cooking with gas anymore. Although my avatar appears on my signature on the email I am sending the receiver does not get the picture just a square empty box. What am I doing wrong this time.??? :eek:

wolfman

You need to embed the image. Or an easier solution is put a link to it. You'll have to send an html email as opposed to a plain text email, or if you really know what you're doing you can send a multi-part email but that's getting complex.

So, basically upload your image to some free webspace and reference the image from there. Something like:

<img src="http://columbo.com/myimage.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Description" />

Then when you send it the recipients email client reads the html, and displays the image.

mcwarre

That only works if they are connect to the Internet at the time of reading it (as opposed to downloading it as they would be connected then, obviously!)

stressedoutmum

Well thanks to everyone but its too complicated for me - don't even know what html is?? Have managed my signature tho with no picture so some progress then.