Add a Background Image to a Message in Outlook
To insert an image to the background of an email you are composing in Outlook:
- Make sure the message you compose uses HTML formatting.
- Position the cursor in the message body.
- Go to the Options tab.
- Click Page Color.
- Select Fill Effects... from the menu.
- Go to the Picture tab.
- Click Select Picture....
- Find and highlight the desired background image.
- Click Insert.
- Now click OK.
Add a Background Image to a Message in Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003
To add a background image to a message in Outlook (provided that you do not use Word for editing emails):
- Start composing a new email using HTML formatting.
- Click in the body of the message.
- Select Format | Background | Picture... from the menu.
- Use the file selection dialog to pick an image from your disk.
- Click OK.
If you do not want the background image to scroll, you can prevent that, too.
