# Imbedding images in emails

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbedding-images-in-emails/9369>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2000, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbedding-images-in-emails/9369 "2000-03-30T02:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RBrown9454](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RBrown9454](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RBrown9454)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbedding-images-in-emails/9369/1 "2000-03-30T02:36:00Z")

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Can I imbed a GIF in an email and not send the image as an attached file ??

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**Author:** ![Lagged2Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lagged2Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lagged2Death)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbedding-images-in-emails/9369/2 "2000-03-30T02:46:00Z")

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You can if you send HTML e-mail - I’ve received some. Of course, you run the risk that the recipient’s e-mail client won’t be able to display HTML…

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbedding-images-in-emails/9369/3 "2000-03-30T03:04:00Z")

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Drag the file into the text area and it should appear as if by magic.