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HTML mails often contain pictures or graphic elements. Using the tag <img src=""> you can insert a link to an image. It is usually on your server and has a similar address to http://www.my-company.com/newsletter/grafiken/unterschrift.gif. Using the Picture components tab you can check whether the URL was typed correctly.

1.Click the mailing being searched for in the Mailings section. Then open the Picture Components tab.
2.The tab displays a list of all images and graphics inserted into the mailing using the <img> tag. The left-hand side shows you the URL for the image next to Picture component. The right-hand side gives you a preview of your image. Everything is correct if you can see your image there. If not, you should check the URL again. Furthermore you can see the File format, the Dimensions.
Fig. 3.27: The Picture components tab shows all images inserted into an HTML mailing.

Fig. 3.27: The Picture components tab shows all images inserted into an HTML mailing.

Please note: Many errors occur because of the file name spelling. It should only contain characters and figures, no special characters or symbols. Also note that a web server distinguishes between upper and lower case characters. For a web server, picture.gif and Picture.gif are two different files. If you still cannot see the correct image in the OpenEMM, the graphics format may be the problem. Internet Explorer can only display GIF, JPG and PNG images.

Instead of saving the graphics file on your web server, you can upload it to the OpenEMM server.

1.Click on the Browse button and select an image file from your hard disk. By clicking on Upload, you are sending the file to the OpenEMM server.
2.Link target for picture: You can add the link, which will be connected to the picture in the mailing.
3.Now the system displays the new image in the overview. To delete the image, just click on the Delete symbol. Using the AGNITAS tag [agnIMAGE name="picture.gif"] you insert the image into a mailing. You must use the exact file name just as it appears in your picture components overview.
Fig. 3.28: The picture is saved on the server as an image and can be used in HTML mailings.

Fig. 3.28: The picture is saved on the server as an image and can be used in HTML mailings.

If your mailing contains a lot of images, you do not have to upload these individually since OpenEMM supports the upload of multiple images simultaneously. Pack the images you want into a zip archive. Then select the corresponding zip file via Browse.