Well, in this case, all the ones I sent her <just checked sent mail> started with http:// So, any others? G.R. Hanson Arkansas USA ----- Original Message ----- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:31 PM Subject: [pchelpers] Re: hot link url's in Outlook As far as I know, it's always worked if you start the link off with this: http:// Then it works like any link on a web page (unless Outlook is designed to act abnormally). Remember, this is the form used in html pages. G.R. Hanson wrote: > > A friend of mine uses Outlook. Not Outlook Express. > > She had me send her a list of url's I had on a certain thing she was > researching. > When I asked how her research went, she said she gave up as the urls I > sent would not automatically open and she had to type each and every > one out to get to see the pages. <she probably doesn't know how to > cut and paste>. > > Can someone tell me how to make it so when someone send urls to their > email, that they appear as hotlinks? > (I believe that's what they call that, it's what "I" call it so I hope > that's right, grin.) > > Again, she is using Microsoft Outlook. > > Thanks in advance. > > I feel like maybe I asked this question before, so if it is a repeat, > then sorry about that. > > BTW, her Outlook is strange. When people send her jpg's in email, she > does not see them in the email either, she has to click on them and > use a viewer to get to see them. I wasn't sure how to change that > either at the time I was there. I would have just set her up with > Outlook Express since that is what I use and I'm familiar with, but we > did a search and it's not on her pc, so I didn't bother with it at > that time. > > Sincerely, > > G.R. Hanson > Arkansas USA > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/2002 -- Regards, John Durham <mailto:modec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://pchelpers.5er.com?sig Classified ad site http://www.spunge.org/~johndurh/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?sig Get your free site rotator http://www.ebizrotator.com/goto/JD706.htm Prosper Mail http://www.prospermail.com/id/17841/free.cfm Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/2002