Re: Novice Help...Please???
From Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen <new...@CeeJay.cjb.not>
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· 13 Oct 2000 22:24 · View full thread
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> The trouble I'm having is this: When I find some art I like, I > highlight, copy and then paste it into Notepad. It looks perfect, all > aligned just right! I then save it as a .txt file, making sure > wordwrap is turned off, and using a fixedsys font. > > When I go into Outlook Express 5.0 and set up my signature file, I use > the signature file I just saved. > > When I go to compose a new email and insert the signature, it's all > misaligned. Some of it is recognizable, but it's not lined up > properly. > > What else can I do to make this wonderful art appear as it should in > email signatures? > > Any help would be kindly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Dan T. Hi Dan , I have Outlook Express myself. What you need to do is to make OE compose the messages in plain text instead of it's default (nonstandard) HTML format , then set the fonts for reading to a fixed-width-type-font. I use Courier New at 9 pixels .. and i think most people do. Anadale mono and courier will do too. There .. You have now fixed SOME of OE's bugs .. or failures to comply to a standard
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