Surely, we all know how emails work, and how to send attached files or images. However, to make all the work a little faster, easier or in a different way, it is preferable to insert the images to the email without having to attach them.

Generally, users who use emails on a daily basis are used to the features that Outlook offers you , due to the large reach of users that it has. However, there are ways to make using this platform more efficient, such as inserting images or making them part of the email body without attaching them.

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1. What is the procedure to attach files in Outlook?
2. How can I insert images into the body of my email?
   1. images online
   2. online icons
3. What can I do if Outlook won’t allow me to paste images?

What is the procedure to attach files in Outlook?

Attaching files in Outlook is very easy and fast to do, with just a few steps you can do it in a few seconds.

Likewise, you will not be able to carry out this procedure if what you want is to attach a file larger than 20 MB , since the platform will not allow it. The procedure to attach files in Outlook is very simple, you just have to follow these easy steps:

• Sign in to your Outlook account as usual. Go to the top left of the platform and press the “New message” button.
• When entering, you will be able to view a blank message and at the top you must select the “attach” option. Now, you just have to select where you want to attach the file, and choose the one you want to insert in the email. To finish, you just have to enter the recipient , and press send.

How can I insert images into the body of my email?

There are two very simple ways in which you can insert an image into the body of an email without having to attach it as a file, and in this way the sender has better visibility of the email. You can add the images you want, either by attaching them or in the form of an icon , using the tools that the platform provides for the user to work efficiently on it.

images online

Thanks to the options to insert images provided by the Outlook email platform, inserting images in the body of the email is very simple. Likewise, performing this action will take you a few seconds, you just have to follow these simple steps:

• Enter your email and start a new message. Place the cursor in the body of the email where you want to insert the image
• Press the “Insert images online”Icon that you can find in the toolbar located at the bottom of the message. Select the image you want to insert from your computer or cell phone and press “open”
• Finally, you will be able to see how the image has already been successfully inserted into the body of the email, and there you can change its sizeif you wish.

online icons

Like the previous option, this is characterized by being an easy way to insert images in the body of the email. However, this option allows you to use it as an email icon and also move it to the body of the email.

In the same way, to be able to insert the image in the email you must follow these quick and simple step-by-step instructions:

• Enter your email in the same way as always and open a new message. Select the “Attach” option , located in the toolbar at the top of the message.
• Press the “Browse this device”button and choose the image you want to insert as an icon in the email. You can also see that the image is now the email icon, if you want to move it to the body of the message, you just have to press the “more actions” option and select “Move the image to the body of the message”
• Finally, you will be able to verify how the image is part of the email, and, in the same way, you will be able to modify its size and positionin it.

What can I do if Outlook won’t allow me to paste images?

The Outlook platform offers you an endless number of tools that will help you make your work easier while using it, however, many times small inconveniences can also occur during the course. One of the most common that generally arises, and that the community has witnessed, is that it does not allow pasting or inserting images in the mail .

However, it is not a problem that the platform presents, but a tool that you must deactivate, something that is very easy to solve, you just have to follow these easy steps:

Enter your email and start a new message , now go to the toolbar located at the bottom of the message and press the 3 dots button (…) for more options. Finally, select the option “Switch to HTML”

Now you will be able to insert the images you want in the email or body of the message at any time, in addition to being able to modify their sizes and positions within the message .