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HTML email not displaying correctly in Outlook 2010
Hello,
I am creating an HMTL email for a client. It displays correctly in every email client except the customer's, and they are using a Win 7 PC with Outlook 2010 Pro Plus.
The width of the table cells <td width="550"> are being ignored, and it looks very condensed - almost like they are viewing it on a phone screen. (See image1)
When I did some research, I read that adding a <style> tag to the <td> would force Outlook to to actually display a 550px table width. I added in a style width <td style="width:550px;"> to the table cells, but then my header image (which has a height and width specified, of 550x250) shrinks and doesn't fill the space. (See image2)
Here's a link to view the email itself:
http://secure.pledgemine.com/emails/etmp_50.asp?id_prf=767199&secure_src=60857
Any ideas why
1) Outlook is displaying my email so condensed? or
2) Outlook shrinks my image (which has a height and width specified)?
Thanks for any help on this,
Josh
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I am creating an HMTL email for a client. It displays correctly in every email client except the customer's, and they are using a Win 7 PC with Outlook 2010 Pro Plus.
The width of the table cells <td width="550"> are being ignored, and it looks very condensed - almost like they are viewing it on a phone screen. (See image1)
When I did some research, I read that adding a <style> tag to the <td> would force Outlook to to actually display a 550px table width. I added in a style width <td style="width:550px;"> to the table cells, but then my header image (which has a height and width specified, of 550x250) shrinks and doesn't fill the space. (See image2)
Here's a link to view the email itself:
http://secure.pledgemine.com/emails/etmp_50.asp?id_prf=767199&secure_src=60857
Any ideas why
1) Outlook is displaying my email so condensed? or
2) Outlook shrinks my image (which has a height and width specified)?
Thanks for any help on this,
Josh
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image2.jpg
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Dave -
I have looked at that campaign monitor page, and I've tired to be careful about not using code that Outlook can't read - or at least provide a backup which Outlook can use.
Do you see something specific that would cause Outlook do display incorrectly - either the width issue or the image size issue - based on the code I'm using?
Regarding your PS. I'm using the same doctype that Campaign monitor suggests using.
http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/3317/correct-doctype-to-use-in-html-email/
I have looked at that campaign monitor page, and I've tired to be careful about not using code that Outlook can't read - or at least provide a backup which Outlook can use.
Do you see something specific that would cause Outlook do display incorrectly - either the width issue or the image size issue - based on the code I'm using?
Regarding your PS. I'm using the same doctype that Campaign monitor suggests using.
http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/3317/correct-doctype-to-use-in-html-email/
Open a copy of your email code in Word. That's what is used to display it in Outlook since 2007. Don't save it from Word though, it does horrible things to HTML.
Don't use this:
<td width="550" style="text-align:center;b
try the ancient way:
<td width="550" align ="center" bgcolor="white">
And do change the DTD to html.
<td width="550" style="text-align:center;b
try the ancient way:
<td width="550" align ="center" bgcolor="white">
And do change the DTD to html.
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Have you thought of using a email marketing company like Constant Contact to send emails? They allow you to format email correctly for email clients.
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