HTML Messages
AY Mail 2. Any Edition
 No special skills required
There are two kinds of email messages you can send:
Plain text messages. They cannot have any formatting,
such as bold, italic, or colored text, and they cannot have pictures.
If you want to use any of these features, you need to send HTML messages.
HTML messages. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and
is commonly used on web pages. Most mail clients will understand HTML
messages, so it is generally safe for you to send HTML.
To switch between these message formats, use the Format button
on the Message tab. You can also select the default format for
new messages by clicking Settings->Message Composition.
For HTML messages, AY Mail provides built-in HTML editor, which consists
of two tabs. The WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) lets
you edit HTML messages as they appear. It contains a toolbar which lets you
change fonts, colors, insert links, pictures and tables.
Advanced users can use
the HTML Code tab to edit HTML code directly.
To compose HTML messages you can do one of the following:
Use AY Mail built-in HTML editor to compose the HTML
message from scratch.
Use one of many built-in HTML
templates as a starting point.
1. Select Message->Load Template from the
main menu.
The dialog will appear that lets you select the template.
2. Select the desired template on the left, and
click on the Load button.
Use an HTML file composed elsewhere:
1. Select File->Import->Message Text
from the main menu. The dialog will appear that
lets you select the file.
2. Select HTML Files under Files of Type.
3. Navigate to the file that you have created and click on the
Open button.
Keep in mind that, if you included graphics on your
pages, AY Mail will have to embed them into the message. This may
increase the size of the message and slow down the
sending considerably, especially if you send personalized messages.
Before you send the HTML message to all of your recipients, make sure
you send a test message to several people and verify the
results.
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