Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (Part 1 of 2) Zeyad Rajabi, Microsoft Corporation Erika Ehrli, Microsoft Corporation August 2006 Applies to: 2007 Microsoft Office System, Microsoft Expression Web, Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Download Outlook 2007 Tool: HTML and CSS Validator. Contents Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 uses the HTML parsing and rendering engine from Microsoft Office Word 2007 to display HTML message bodies.
This article provides reference documentation related to supported and unsupported HTML elements, attributes, and cascading style sheets properties. The Outlook HTML and CSS Validator tool helps you to validate HTML and cascading style sheets grammar using some of the most popular Web development tools, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, Microsoft Expression Web Designer 2007, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, and Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. FULL. COREEXTENDED. CORE. Table 1. How To Code HTML Emails. How HTML email works, basic concepts, best practices, tips and tricks Want to learn how to code your own HTML email campaigns? You've probably googled all kinds of web pages that give you countless "what works, what doesn't" charts. They tell you which CSS definitions break, how Lotus Notes never renders HTML properly, and how Outlook can't send email campaigns right.
But instead of focusing on specific tactics, let's go over some fundamental principles. Prerequisites One thing we stress is that in order to code your own HTML email, you really, really, really need to know how to code HTML. Not an expert coder? HTML Email In A Nutshell An HTML email is nothing but a web page. HTML Email: Proper Delivery via Multipart/Alternative MIME What makes HTML email so hard for most people is not the designing and coding part. Even if you do manage to get your HTML email to display properly, there will be some recipients who can't (or won't) view HTML email in their email programs.
Back again? Vdot Media - 9 best practices for email design. HTML email best practices. Using Flash in email - Articles & Tips. We are often asked if it is possible to use Flash movies inside emails, and whether or not it is a good idea. We’ve done some testing to provide a definitive answer. The Verdict No! Avoid Flash! The results really do speak for themselves (more details below). Flash support across the most popular email environments is absolutely dismal. The Test Email Our test email consisted of a basic HTML page with text, images and Flash content. It turns out that the best approach is to use a background image in the table cell or DIV the flash movie is being placed. To cover a solid range of email environments, our test suite consisted of all the major PC, Mac and web-based email environments we could get our hands on.
The Results The results really do speak for themselves (more details below). Flash was built for the browser, and based on these results - that’s where it should stay. A Closer Look We’ve included a screenshot and summary for each of the tests we ran so you can dig a little deeper yourself. Rich Media Email Best Practices. Flash email dateline 2 years ago: everybody wanted to do it; no one seemed able to pull it off correctly. Flash email dateline now: see above. It’s been a few years since we took a long, hard look at Flash email, the promises of those pushing rich media technologies, and those pesky little things like "email Clients" or "Firewalls" that seem to get in the way.
The Short of It Flash email is still very much an enterprise-class solution at this point. There are a lot of marketers who say they can design Flash email; there are many who say they can send it. Nada. So, as you can see, most providers who claim to be able to specialize in Flash email really just specialize in the delivery of alternate content. Know Your Recipient Now, I’m not saying that these providers are not returning value to their customers. The following is a quick run-down of a Flash email test we ran, with an enabler that delivers alternate content (GIF Image) to users whose systems can’t display Flash.
Doing it Right.