Comments on: Viewing HTML messages in Apple Mail

By: Rafa

Rafa — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:10:10 +0000

It’s really great. But I’m a question. If I want it is possible to come back to default settings? How? Thanks a lot and congratulations for the blog.

By: Tomislav

Tomislav — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:35:50 +0000

Maybe this is not the right place to drop this but I still want to try.
Did any of you had troubles viewing your own Apple Mail messages at work (or anywhere else) in Outlook 2003?
For example, when I send an e-mail message written in Apple Mail with the use of Helvetica font I can only reed that message in Outlook in Times New Roman font, size 12 or bigger.(it get’s converted somehow)
I also tryed Arial and Lucida Grande and the effect was the same…all of them where converted to Times New Roman.
When I check the same message on Gmail server then it seems all right.
I guess Outlook and HTML within is the cause of all this trouble but is there a solution for the problem? Can I “tell” Apple Mail to use the right HTML format somehow?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:47:21 +0000

“Iâ€™ve checked the â€œDisplay remote images in HTML messagesâ€ box so the images should ALL be loading automatically.”

I’m sure you know that enabling that opens a user to the possibility that any sender whose message incorporates remote images can see whether the message has been opened or not, which is a privacy concern, but I’ll note that for the sake of anyone who reads this but doesn’t know.

“Should I try to reload Apple Mail? (As a side note my Safari is really screwed up and I wonder if that might be affecting my Apple Mailâ€¦)”

They both use webkit for rendering. I’m reluctant to give troubleshooting advice on Tim’s blog, since it’s not there for that, but did you try creating a new user account and seeing if the problem manifested itself there as well?

I suspect you might be stuck with an archive and reinstall:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

However, before doing so, i’d suggest asking about your problem on Apple’s forums:

http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa

HTH

By: Chutney

Chutney — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:10:29 +0000

I hope someone can help! I recently upgraded my G4 to Tiger and it seems that around that time my Apple Mail started acting up. Some images refuse to load in HTML emails. In Preferences, I’ve checked the “Display remote images in HTML messages” box so the images should ALL be loading automatically. Instead, for some images I get the white question mark in the blue box. Also, I never get the “Load Images” option. My MacBook Pro laptop which came with Tiger loaded on it has no problem with the same images so I know it’s not my internet connection. Should I try to reload Apple Mail? (As a side note my Safari is really screwed up and I wonder if that might be affecting my Apple Mail…) Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:42:34 +0000

Oops – ignore me. It took a restart to make the changed preference stick, but I’m back in the land of plain text again now.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:33:15 +0000

Does the ‘Kill HTML Completely’ tip still apply in the latest version of Mail?

I just ran the command, but I’m still seeing HTML formatted mail, and the Command-] and Command-Option-P shortcuts don’t work (and their equivalents in the View menu are greyed-out).

Annoying – I’ve just upgraded to a MacBook, and practically the first thing I did was Google for this tip!

By: Geert Bosch

Geert Bosch — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:00:45 +0000

Using option 1 does not prevent you from toggling through formats. So, I have prefer plain text on (as I do prefer it), but for some mail I use ï£¿-] to switch to the alternate format. More important than avoiding HTML is to prevent automatic downloading of remote images. This allows people (including spammers) to track when you view their mail: very valuable info, as it tells them the mail didn’t get junked.

-Geert

By: Tim Gaden

Tim Gaden — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:52:10 +0000

You’re welcome. :)

By: Im Switching

Im Switching — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:38:51 +0000

Thanks for the info. As a new Mac user, I’m really enjoying your blog…

By: Brady J. Frey

Brady J. Frey — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:07:06 +0000

As a trick, if you need to compose html emails, and you’re experienced enough to do so, code your html email as you would and post it to your server (remember, email html is lightyears behind proper, standards html, so you won’t win awards, and there are many hacks you will need to do to work it across differing clients, but that’s another post entirely), remember to use absolute URL’s.

In Safari, load the page, then go File > Mail Contents of this page, and it’ll show up as your proper html via email for you to send out as your heart desires.