Add a picture or background to a message

You can insert a picture into a message so that the picture is part of the message, not an attachment. You can also add a picture or a color as the background of your message.

Note: You can only add a picture or format the message background with an HTML message.

Do any of the following:

Insert a picture into a message

1. In a message, position the cursor where you want to add a picture.

2. On the Message tab, click Picture.

   

3. Do one of the following:

To	Do this
Locate the picture with the Photo Browser	Click Photo Browser, locate the picture, and then drag the picture into your message.
Locate a picture by using a Finder window	Click Picture from File, locate the picture, and then click Open.

Note: To remove a picture from a message, hold down CONTROL and click the picture, and then click Remove.

Add a background picture to a message

1. In a message, position the cursor in the body of the message.

2. On the Options tab, click Background Picture.

   

3. Locate the picture, and then click Open.

   Note: To remove a background picture, on the Options tab, click the arrow next to Background Picture, and then click Remove.

Add a background color to a message

1. In a message, position the cursor in the body of the message.

2. On the Options tab, click Background Color.

   

3. Select a color, and then close the Colors dialog box.

   Note: To remove a background color, on the Options tab, click Background Color, and then click Color Palettes  . On the Palette pop-up menu, click Apple, and then in the colors list, click White.

See also

Insert a signature into a message

Create or remove a hyperlink in a message

Attach a file or a folder to a message

Insert a symbol

Turn off HTML formatting