posting pics and text in an email

[Dude!]

seems quite simple
but i am struggling

i want to post a picture in an email
with text to the right of it
or to the left of it
or with text on either side of it

the best i can figure out to do
is to use
microsoft digital image standard 2006 editor
i put the picture in there
and then a text box next to it where i type in the text
and then copy both boxes into the email

but it never looks right
and the text is distorted and hard to read

i know there has to be a simpler and cleaner way to do this

please give me an easy solution
one where i will say
duh...why didn't i know that

thank you!

[Aggie]

What email are you using? I know how to do it in Outlook.

[Dude!]

i use either comcast
or aol

prefer aol
as it tells me when other aol users have read the email

have used outlook express occasionally
but not my preference

i would be primarily interested in how to do in an aol email

thank you!

[ANC]

Make sure, HTML is enabled and open the pic in IE, right click, copy and paste it in the message.

[Dude!]

Make sure, HTML is enabled and open the pic in IE, right click, copy and paste it in the message.

ANC, on aol emails, html is already there as the default

i have no problem getting pictures into the email

the problem is putting a block of text
to the right or to the left of a small picture
so that there are not big white areas around the picture
with text only above and below it
thanks!

[ANC]

ANC, on aol emails, html is already there as the default

i have no problem getting pictures into the email

the problem is putting a block of text
to the right or to the left of a small picture
so that there are not big white areas around the picture
with text only above and below it
thanks!

I don't have my aol here, I'll check it tonight and let you know.

[ANC]

OK I gave it a shot and I couldn't get the text to the right. It's pretty much because you can't insert a table, or align the text to the top of the message.

[Dude!]

OK I gave it a shot and I couldn't get the text to the right. It's pretty much because you can't insert a table, or align the text to the top of the message.

thank you for giving it a shot

it is frustrating
i am only able to do it by bringing the picture into
microsoft digital image standard 2006 editor
then creating a text box next to that picture

and then cutting and pasting both into the email

the alignment is always off, though
and the text looks crappy
but for my current project it has turned out
acceptable (barely)

thank you very much for taking the time you did!

[instrument]

You want to throw a table in that sob.