Article ID: 243169
Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q243169
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
SUMMARY
This article describes how to send a hyperlink to an America Online (AOL) user from Outlook Express.
MORE INFORMATION
Hyperlinks embedded into Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) e-mail sent from Outlook Express do not translate correctly through AOL's e-mail system. The hyperlinks arrive as source code in the source section of the e-mail. The text-only format is displayed correctly, but the links are not sent as hyperlinks.
To correctly send a hyperlink to an AOL user:
- Start Outlook Express.
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the Send tab, click Text Only.
Send a test link (preferably on its own line) using the following format:
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">http://www.microsoft.com</A>
This example creates a hyperlink (www.microsoft.com) when you send a message to an AOL user from Outlook Express.
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