I'm using Firefox as my browser & Thunderbird for my email program.
The basic steps should be similar for IE & outlook express but there could be some minor differences.

I'm using this one as my sample.
http://www.glitter-graphics.com/graphics/265304

Below the picture you will see download image
click that.
A window will pop up and tell you to "save as" {right click } for me is is "save image as"
click to save and save it to a folder or place you can find it easily.
In my pictures folder I have other folders for family pictures, scenery, graphics etc - just so things are easier to find.

now open up you email program and write /compose and email.
If you have 2 email accounts you can just send it to your self to test.
Now you have your write/compose window open and you should have something in the menu called Insert - click that and choose Image.
then use the button there to choose the file/picture that you saved

now in Thunderbird the pop up box has lots of options - change the size, add text, etc.

Then just click the OK button and it should get placed right into your email message.

Then send as normal.

Let me know if this works for you or I can load up Outlook ex and add any changes needed for it.

Just loaded OE and the steps are very similar so have fun.

Jo:

I did EXACTLY as you suggested. I went to my Verizon email account. I composed a new e-mail. There is NO PLACE WHERE IT SAYS INSERT. It only gives the option to do an attachment. So I figured, "what if I did it as an attachment, maybe it will insert itself into my hotmail account"

Oh, forgot to say I composed it in Verizon email and sent it to my Hotmail account.

Did not receive anything.

I am now going to do the reverse.

I'm going to my hotmail and see if I can insert it and send it to myself (anywhere??).

If this does not work, I'm doomed. Well, at least I can post pretty graphics on the Social Chat forum. lol

Melody

I'm doomed.

The only email thing that I have that allows me to INSERT anthing is Outlook Express. So I went there, composed a letter to myself (in hotmail and verizon), and I clicked on insert, I clicked on browse, I went to the my picture folder, I selected the graphic that I saved there (at least I believe I did that),

Actually, I do know what I am doing, I've saved tons of stuff over the years so I DO know how to use save and save as.

Well, guess what happened.

When I clicked on insert, etc. etc. and I tried to insert the picture, nothing showed up.

So I hit the SEND button, (just to see if maybe it might come out at the other end).

All that came out at the other end was a small blank rectangle.

I'm doomed, doomed!!!! lol

Melody

I did a test send from OE to you.

For outlook express
you have to click in the message area before you can access the insert picture part up above

you may have it set to not show images - in your OE settings??

do you have other pictures that show on emails that you get?

Oh, you're gonna love this.

For some time now, I can't open up ANYTHING (pictures, attachments, etc.) in Outlook Express.

I have to go to my original Verizon mail to open up anything, or my hotmail address.

And I know all about going to the body of the message before I click on insert.

Believe me, I used to do this stuff all the time.

Then one day, dear old Alan sat at the computer.

from that day on, I can't attach, insert or do ANYTHING in outlook. I'm lucky I get mail and I can read it. lol

Melody

My turn to try, because believe me I'm very trying...........

Nope....mine didn't work either and I do use Firefox.

Jo55, I am such a loser. Could we go back to kindergarten and you explain about how to use a folder. It keeps telling me that I have a folder already named
C//documents(sample) and do I want to replace it? I keep saying no cause I don't want to replace it, I just want to put a picture in a folder. Equally important, when I sent an animated gif to my son, it had no movement to it.
The movement is the best part. I see your flower rippling away and the horse
running its Butt off. Run baby run. That is fantastic. Butt how did you keep the
movement going from one place to another?
Thankyou Jo55

Doodle bug7,
You can make a new folder on your desktop or in your documents/pictures section.
Or any section that you want to make one in.

Making a FOLDER

For pictures /photos

I go to Start then Documents and then the My Pictures

and then on a empty area I right click and get the pop up list
- down near the bottom of that list is New - hold your cursor on it and another list will pop up
at the top of that list should be Folder
slide cursor up to that and click

Then the folder will be made and you just name it to replace the generic name of new folder.

Emailing the moving ones is trickier than posting them on the forum.

for posting on forum-
you have to be sure to copy the the correct "code"
after you click on the picture, scroll down a little to find it - it's below the advertisement box - then you just copy it and paste in your message box- or avatar - or in siggy.
screen shot

For the email
it was a bit trickier with Outlook Express than with the Thunderbird email program.
What kind of email program do you use?

for emails-
also you need to click the download image link right below the picture and then save it from there.