The fact that some things are shown in-line in an e-mail depends on the e-mail client in use. I doubt any e-mail client will be able to show an Open Office spreadsheet in-line because it would require the people that make the e-mail to embed a viewed for Open Office into their client. You will have a better chance of your spreadsheet being shown in-line in an e-mail by converting it to a PDF before mailing it. Even then I think that will only work on OS X's mail client. It will show PDFs in- line. --- Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ Jabber IM: jon@the-hansons-az.net On Apr 6, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Ohhhh.... you think I have bad intentions? Not I! I send my father a > spreadsheet as an attachment (oocalc) weekly and he requested I > send it in > the body of the text. Now I need to find out how to do this! > > Thanks for the information you gave. I guess all the spam I get has > a purpose > now! > > lol > > On Friday 06 April 2007 12:08 pm, Alan Dayley wrote: >> Reply bottom posted... >> >> vodhner@cox.net wrote: >>> Hi, Michael. >>> >>> ---- Michael Havens wrote: >>>> I want to embed things into an email so that they appear as the >>>> text of the message rather than as an attachment. >>> >>> What you are describing sounds like an HTML email message. If >>> you really >>> know your audience for the message, this may be OK. But there >>> are some >>> things you should know . . . >>> >>> HTML email messages are controversial and considered harmful, >>> dangerous, >>> immoral, tacky, rude or spamiferous by many people in the FOSS >>> community. >>> >>> Many people block HTML messages out of hand, or automatically >>> redirect >>> them to spam reporting centers. Many people set their email >>> client to >>> present HTML emails as plain text and not render any graphics or >>> other >>> non-text content. >>> >>> A common trick in spamming is to put an image at the top of the >>> message >>> containing what looks like normal text. Spam detectors have trouble >>> recognizing stock hype and anatomical enlargement pitches when >>> they're in >>> image form. >>> >>> Another common trick is to have a link to a one-pixel graphic with a >>> serialized filename unique to your email address, so that the >>> sending >>> site will get a web-hit that tells them that your email address is >>> working. Anybody in the know sets their mail client to *not* >>> fetch any >>> external images referenced by links in an HTML message, because >>> this is >>> also a way to drag in potentially hostile objects (although less >>> so for >>> Linux-based recipients). >>> >>> But you asked, so here's how: Compose the body of your message >>> as an >>> HTML document -- pick apart some examples to see how. Set the >>> content >>> type to text/html. Read up on multipart email formats, and >>> create an >>> alternative part in the message for those who are blocking HTML: >>> this is >>> where you use the multipart/alternative content type, and then >>> include a >>> text/plain as well as a text/html part. >>> >>> One way around the blocked-external-links issue is to embed >>> graphics as >>> separate binary parts within the message and refer to them with >>> internal >>> links. I've seen it done but don't know how. But you said you >>> want your >>> embedded pieces to "appear as the text of the message", so I don't >>> understand why you don't just /make/ them the text of the >>> message. If >>> you're talking about font effects, coloring, etc., then all that >>> you know >>> about HTML can apply here, but any CSS you use should be set >>> inside the >>> message and not refer to anything external. >>> >>> Bottom line: Don't do it, Michael. But if you must, then just >>> be aware >>> that your message will be received differently by different >>> people, and >>> not received at all by some. >>> >>> Good luck, >>> >>> Vic >> >> Victor, >> >> This is one of the best explanations about the negatives of HTML >> email >> that I have every read. Thank you! >> >> Can I quote you? >> >> Alan >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss