Re: How does one listen to mp3 files

  • From: "Eileen Lafond" <eileen.lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:53:35 -0800

Thanks.  I was able to do all the commands and I got the sound to work
on my side, but when I mailed it out the person did not get the sound.

I wonder if it depends on the e mail software that people are using as
to whether they will get the sound or not?



Eileen La Fond
Phone (206) 386-0011
e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx

>>> "Richard Sherman" <squirman@xxxxxxxxxx> 11/30/2006 4:35 PM >>>
Hello Eileen,
There is 2 essential keys to the directions given.

1. The most important is  that these directions seem to be only for
outlook 
express 2002 and later. you can change the background colors in outlook
but 
cannot seem to put sound into the background.

2. you must be in the compose phase of an email for the directions to
work.

HTH

Rich
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eileen Lafond
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:29 AM
  Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files


  Hi,
  Which e mail software are the directions for?  I tried doing the alt
o
  in Outlook and got the favorites menu.  I could not find a format
menu.
  In Output Express, the alt o did not open a menu and I could not
find
  the format menu there either.

  Thanks,
  >>> "Richard Sherman" <squirman@xxxxxxxxxx> 11/29/2006 9:11 PM >>>
  Hi Hank,
  I just tried sending myself an email with a sound as the background.
It

  played until I sent the email. When I received the email it played
the

  sound. When I checked my sent folder the sound played. I have no
idea
  why
  yours did not play. Try sending yourself something and see what
  happens.

  Rich
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Hank & Patty
    To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:43 PM
    Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files


    Hello

    I did these steps you mention and it appeared that I was
successful
  in
  placing a desired song in the email because when I completed these
  steps and
  was placed back in the body of the message where I could add more
text
  or
  not the desired song started playing.  So with the desired song
  playhing I
  sent the email.

    But when I went into my sent folder and opened up this email I had
  just
  sent with the desired song I wanted to play in the background, no
song

  started playhing, I just saw the text of the email that I had typed,
  but no
  song began to play.  What gives?

    Have I done it correctly to place a desired song in a email to be
  played
  automatically when opened or is there something I'm not doing
  correctly?  If
  you can plese help me out with this, I would much appreciate it.


    Happy surfing

    Hank Merchant


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Cougar/Steve Vandecar
      To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:07 PM
      Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files


      To put music on your email do the following:

      open a new message and press alt o for the format menu.

      Make sure rich text and html is check

      Then do alt o again to go to the format menu again and press b
for
      background then s for sound or arrow up and down till you get
the
  background
      then sound.

      Then tab once to browse then look for the sound you want

      Then tab to ok and you should have your sound there.

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Yardbird
        To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:54 AM
        Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files


        Francis,

        Here's how to set things up so that the file will play.  Once
you
  do
  this, you won't have to do it again.  So don't be scared away by
these

  instructions.

        First, find Windows Media Player on your system.  It is
probably

  already there.  Let's assume it is.  Look for it under Start
  Menu/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment.  Just arrow down until you
  come to
  it. (You might wish to create either a hotkey or a desktop icon for
  this
  application for your convenience later, so you don't have to hunt
for
  it
  again like that, but that is another topic).

        Now launch Windows Media Player (often referred to on a
mailing
  list
  as WMP, for short).

        Now you have to set it up so that it will always play an .mp3
  file on
  your hard drive when you click on the filename.  To do that, go to
the
  Tools
  menu by pressing alt T.  Use your up arrow to come to the Options
item
  (it's
  actually near the bottom of the menu, but since you can cycle around
  and
  around in this menu list, going upward will bring you to it
quickly).
  Now
  open the submenu by pressing right arrow or Enter.

        You will now be in a sequence of "tabs," each of which is a
menu

  related to one specific area of operation.  Use Control Tab to move
to
  the
  Media types tab.

        Now if you want WMP to play everything audio you need played,
  from
  steaming audio online to an .mp3 file, just tab to the Select All
  button and
  hit Enter.  If you want to choose only some audio formats and not
  others (no
  reason at this point in your experience, I'm guessing), someone else
  can
  probably help you do that.  But I suggest pressing Enter on Select
All.

  Now, I haven't done this for a while, so I forget if you have to
then
  tab to
  OK and press Enter to make the settings permanent and make the menu
  close.
  I think so.  Be careful to do this if it's the right thing.  You'll
  know if
  you press tab after selecting all, and come to an OK button.

        Okay.  Now you're set up.  Now, find the .mp3 file on your
  computer.
  Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to go to wherever it is.  For
  instance,
  c:\my music\Christmas Carol.mp3.  With that filename selected (so
that
  Jaws
  is speaking it when you land on it), press Enter.

        and now, WMP launches, and the file begins to play.

        There are more adjustments you can make, but this is the basic
  idea.

        I hope that helps.
        our curotab untilh
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Steven Hicks
        To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:01 AM
        Subject: Re: How does one listen to mp3 files


        Hello,

        you need a programme that will play .MP3 files, something like
  Microsoft windows media Player should do the job.
        You need to save the attachment then load it in to Microsoft
  media
  player.
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: francis
          To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Cc: jfw free lists
          Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:57 PM
          Subject: How does one listen to mp3 files


          hi folks, someone has sent me an email mp3 file but I can't
  hear it
  within outlook express
          as it is not  set up properly,
          can anyone help please?


 
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