10.4: Use Safari to create rich (HTML) messages in Mail
Jul 28, '06 07:30:04AM
Contributed by: brendanryan
Here's how you can use Safari to easily create a rich (HTML) email to be sent via Apple's Mail app. First, open the HTML email that you'd like to send via Mail in Safari, using the File -> Open menu item. Type Command-I, the shortcut for File -> Mail Contents of this Pages. You'll then see the HTML document recreated as a new composition in Mail. Add your recipient(s) to the composition, click Send, and you're done.
Notes:
- No attachments (jpg, gif, png, etc.) will be included in this rich mail. Any attachment will be pulled from the server where it originated.
- Though technologies such as QuickTime, Flash, and JavaScript may have limited support in Mail, be advised that many email clients offer no support for these types of media at all.
- The title of the web page will automatically be set as the subject of your rich mail.
[robg adds: This is a much simpler method than the pre-10.4 solution posted here previously. Also, this hint explains how to create HTML-formatted signatures for Mail. Let the 'plain text vs. HTML formatted email' comment war begin!]
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