HTML Email With Lots Of CSS and Outlook

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    Hi -

    I'm having an Issue with sending HTML emails and Outlook.

    The problem is - I am sending a HTML email that is loaded with CSS. I've put the CSS inline on each element as I think this is the best way to do this.
    Now the problem is that outlook seems to decide to change the HTML and CSS that comes in the email. ( looks ok in Thunderbird )

    Has anyone ever experienced this type of thing with outlook augmenting their HTML and CSS ? - and found some way to deal with it?


    Thank you.
     
    rederick, Mar 19, 2007 IP
  2. Dizmatic

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    What method are you using to link the stylesheet?
     
    Dizmatic, Mar 20, 2007 IP
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    I have never experied anything like that.

    Embedded CSS within the <style> tags is removed by most email providers. So I would advice you against that practise.
     
    Aragorn, Mar 20, 2007 IP
  4. Houdas

    Houdas Well-Known Member

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    For my HTML newsletters, i don't use any CSS at all - all formatting is done by HTML tags themselves (for font family and colors - tag, for layout - tables, etc...). Sadly HTML emails are generally a pain in the a**.
     
    Houdas, Mar 20, 2007 IP
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    This article by CampaignMonitor may be of use to you. In general CSS has varying support based on different email clients. You're probably better off sticking to pure html the old ugly way like Houdas recommends.
     
    demomarks, Mar 21, 2007 IP