Moving Pictures To Body Of Email

[dollymay]

Up until now if I want to include a scanned doc/photo into an email, after scanning and saving to desktop, as a jpeg, I have simply dragged it across to the email, which showed 'drop here' or something like that. When this was inserted in the email I could then, using the drop down menu, opt to insert the doc into the body of the email. For some reason, today I am not given the choice. Rather than 'moving' it says 'copy' the doc into the email and then I can only 'preview' or 'download'. I simply want to move an image into the text, or body, of the email. Why has this changed? Any advice?

[Buenchico]

Images can only be inserted into the body of an email sent using the HTML format, not in 'plain text' emails. Further, they can only be seen within the body of the text by someone with their email settings configured to use the HTML format. (So, even if you send an image embedded into the text, the person receiving the email might get the image appended as an attachment, which he/she needs to open, because they're using the 'plain text' setting).

You've not told us how you're sending your mail. (Are you using a dedicated email client, such as Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail, Windows 10 Mail or Thunderbird? Or are you using a web-based system? They're all different!). However my guess is that you've got 'plain text' in use, rather than 'HTML'. (If you need instructions on how to change that we'll need to know how you send your emails).

It's worth noting though that many people have 'HTML' disabled in their email clients, as it's considered to present a security risk, so (as I've indicated above) recipients of your emails might well not see your images embedded in the mail you send anyway.

[dollymay]

Thanks Buenchico! Sorry not to have replied sooner. I use Outlook Express, and hotmail. I am puzzled though as I have had no problem before, and I didn't (deliberately) change anything. Hotmail has however recently changed its format for viewing (as it often irritatingly does!) Would this make a difference. I have Windows 10 and a Brother printer for scanning. Await your further advice please.

[Buenchico]

In Outlook Express, click Tools > Options. Click the Send tab. Check that Mail Sending Format is set to HTML.

I can't help with the dreaded Hotmail though. (Sorry!). I gave up on it many years ago after my Hotmail accounts repeatedly vanished without trace for no reason.

[dollymay]

Thanks so much Buenchico, will give it a go!