on 02/02/05 18:14, Harry D. Corsover at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OK -- fourth try. This time I'll leave out anything resembling a real > hyperlink, and I've double-checked that this is a plain text only > message.. I'm resending this because my previous message contained a > live link (or something else that made it appear to be > "multipart/alternative:, and the list accepts only plain text. I hope > this one goes through. > ------ > I've been trying to create a live web link in email, both in Apple Mail > and Entourage (MS Office X). I've looked at some HTML tutorials, and > seen the underlying code when I receive a link like this: (I can't put > in the code, since that will ensure that my message gets bounced > again). > > What's visible is something like "Click Here" and the underlying code > is a specific lengthy URL. The specific coding is something I got off > of a good HTML tutorial (and works on the web, but not so far in > email). But whenever I send an email with code like this, the actual > code is visible (both for me in Mail and Entourage, even with View HTML > enabled) and for other recipients. I use Mail almost exclusively, but I > set up my account information in Entourage so I could try it out. In > Entourage, I set up outgoing mail to be HTML. I even tried using open > and close html tags in Mail, but it had no effect. > > When others send me a link with this type of code, it shows up properly > for me in Mail (i.e., all you see is "Click Here" but clicking takes me > to the correct web page in Safari). This is even true when people have > copied what I wrote and sent it back to me. > > Someone else using Outlook Express said there's a button you can use to > create links like this. Rather than download yet another email program > I don't want to use (and would have to use in Classic), is there any > way to accomplish this in Mail or Entourage?
Unfortunately, although Entourage will let you see the HTML code of your message, it doesn't allow editing, so you don't have any way of adding links to some part of the text. The best you could do, I think, would be to attach an HTML document. Since Entourage can display HTML messages, maybe the attached document will show up in the body of the message? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] choke v.: 1. [common] To reject input, often ungracefully. "NULs make System V's lpr(1) choke." "I tried building an EMACS binary to use X, but cpp(1) choked on all those #defines." See barf, gag, vi. 2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravado; the popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
