How to Insert Images Inline in Emails with AIM Mail or AOL Mail

If images are worth words aplenty, you should be able to cut down on what you have to type by sending pictures — provided inserting them is easy.

In AIM Mail and AOL Mail, it is — drag and drop easy.

Insert Images Inline in Emails with AIM Mail or AOL Mail

To send an image in the body of an email alongside the text from AIM Mail or AOL Mail:

• Make sure the image is located at a web server.
  • You can upload the image to your web host or use an image (which you can use without violating its terms of use) you found on the web.
  • If you have no site, you can use a free image hosting service instead.
  • If the image is larger than some 640x640 pixels, consider shrinking it to more handy proportions.
• Locate the image on the web site or open it directly in your browser.
  • If the image appears on a page together with other items:
  • Click on the image with the right mouse button.
  • Select View Image from the menu.
• Hit Ctrl-A (Windows, Linux) or Command-A (Mac) to select the image.
• Hit Ctrl-C (Windows, Linux) or Command-C (Mac).
• Position the cursor in the AIM Mail or AOL Mail message where you want the image to appear.
• Hit Ctrl-V (Windows, Linux) or Command-V.
  • In many browser, can also drag and drop the desired image from the original site into a message you are composing in AIM Mail or AOL Mail.
• If you use an image uploaded to a free image hosting service, insert a link to the full picture below.
• Continue composing the email message.

To delete any image from your message while composing:

• Highlight the image with the mouse.
• Press Del.