Comments on: Outlook — creating OFT files for email newsletters http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/ Technology, Web, Toys, Games, Design, Entertainment, Gadgets, & Geeking Out Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:52:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-25048 Ian Hoar Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:53:16 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-25048 Hi Jamie, you should just be able to open the OFT and edit it and then save. It's probably safer to edit the original html though and re-create the OFT again. Hi Jamie, you should just be able to open the OFT and edit it and then save. It’s probably safer to edit the original html though and re-create the OFT again.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-25046 Jamie Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:33:47 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-25046 I've created a template but I now need to make changes to it. How do I save the changes? I’ve created a template but I now need to make changes to it. How do I save the changes?

]]> By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-24462 Ian Hoar Wed, 05 May 2010 01:13:57 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-24462 Hi Aaron, Unfortunately OFT files are designed for Outlook. If you need your email to work in all clients then you are going to need to make a regular email newsletter. Basically stick to tables for email newsletters, and link everything with absolute paths to your server. There are some other newsletter tips on this site. You can find them here. http://www.ianhoar.com/email-newsletter-tips/ Hope this helps. Hi Aaron,

Unfortunately OFT files are designed for Outlook. If you need your email to work in all clients then you are going to need to make a regular email newsletter. Basically stick to tables for email newsletters, and link everything with absolute paths to your server. There are some other newsletter tips on this site. You can find them here.

http://www.ianhoar.com/email-newsletter-tips/

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-24460 Aaron Wed, 05 May 2010 00:26:36 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-24460 Hi Ian, I'm making a corporate template for our company.. I tried your method but when i send it, the images doesn't show on other computers/workstations even on other other mail clients, but on my end, it's pretty fine.. Hope you can help me with this. Hi Ian, I’m making a corporate template for our company.. I tried your method but when i send it, the images doesn’t show on other computers/workstations even on other other mail clients, but on my end, it’s pretty fine..

Hope you can help me with this.

]]> By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-22496 Ian Hoar Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:48:30 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-22496 Osama, should be the same as 2007, but maybe it's under export or something. I don't have a copy of 2003 so I can't check, but I do know 2003 has OFT support. Osama, should be the same as 2007, but maybe it’s under export or something. I don’t have a copy of 2003 so I can’t check, but I do know 2003 has OFT support.

]]> By: Osama http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-22491 Osama Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:52 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-22491 i can't find outlook templates in save as type ????????? in outlook 2003 i can’t find outlook templates in save as type ????????? in outlook 2003

]]> By: Jay http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-21301 Jay Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:26:05 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-21301 I created a html page.. which I then inserted into a new message and then saved it as a OFT.. How can I set it up so I can use the template whenever I want? I created a html page.. which I then inserted into a new message and then saved it as a OFT..

How can I set it up so I can use the template whenever I want?

]]> By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-17721 Ian Hoar Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:41:13 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-17721 Glad you figured it out. Microsoft software can be a beast sometimes. :) Glad you figured it out. Microsoft software can be a beast sometimes. :)

]]> By: Anne Marie http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-17720 Anne Marie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:49:11 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-17720 You responded pretty quickly, which I really appreciate, but I actually continued to do some research on this issue after I left the message on your blog and I found the answer, and it worked! Link: file:///C:/Users/Act%20and%20Office/Documents/Create%20email%20Template/HA010917681033.aspx.htm Even though that link tells you how to make email templates for sales letters, I was able to follow the directions to make an "out of office" template. Thanks! You responded pretty quickly, which I really appreciate, but I actually continued to do some research on this issue after I left the message on your blog and I found the answer, and it worked!

Link: file:///C:/Users/Act%20and%20Office/Documents/Create%20email%20Template/HA010917681033.aspx.htm

Even though that link tells you how to make email templates for sales letters, I was able to follow the directions to make an “out of office” template.

Thanks!

]]> By: Ian Hoar http://www.ianhoar.com/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/comment-page-1/#comment-17709 Ian Hoar Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:17:30 +0000 http://blog.imhmedia.net/2008/02/12/outlook-%e2%80%94-creating-oft-files-for-email-newsletters/#comment-17709 Hi Anne, I'm pretty sure you can do an OFT with Outlook 2003, but I haven't played with Outlook for awhile, so I'm not sure how you do it, but I believe it's very similar. Hi Anne, I’m pretty sure you can do an OFT with Outlook 2003, but I haven’t played with Outlook for awhile, so I’m not sure how you do it, but I believe it’s very similar.

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