[Update]: This blog post was updated on March 30, 2020.
Hi LinkedIn Man, I recognize you are LinkedIn Man, not Outlook Man, but I thought I’d give it a shot anyway. I have the link all set per your directions and it works almost perfectly. The one problem is when I click on the picture with the embedded hyperlink, Outlook 2013 wants me to Click + Ctrl before it will launch my LinkedIn profile. Below you will find the steps necessary to override Outlook’s default behavior and force it to use a linked/internet image. Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013. To insert a linked image to your email signature in a newer version of Outlook (Outlook 2019, 2016, or 2013), follow the steps blow: In Outlook, edit your email signature.
In contrast to webmail clients like Gmail or OWA, Microsoft Outlook’s default behavior is to embed images in email signatures instead of only linking to images hosted on the Internet.
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While linked images have several downsides (discussed in this article), they can be used in cases where reducing the size of the email is a priority. Below you will find the steps necessary to override Outlook’s default behavior and force it to use a linked/internet image.
Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013
To insert a linked image to your email signature in a newer version of Outlook (Outlook 2019, 2016, or 2013), follow the steps blow:
In Outlook, edit your email signature.
In the Signatures and Stationery window in the Edit signature section, position the cursor where you want to insert the image in the signature template and click the Insert Picture button.
In the Insert Picture window, go to the File name section and enter or paste a full URL of the image hosted on the Internet. Then, click the arrow next to the Insert button and select Link to File from the drop-down menu.
Outlook 2010 and 2007
In order to add linked images to email signatures in Outlook 2010 or 2007, a minor registry tweak is necessary.
Open the Registry editor, and find the following key (the version no. is 12.0 for Outlook 2007 and 14.0 for Outlook 2010):
Change the Send Pictures With Document value to 0.
The rest of the procedure is identical as in the case of newer versions of Outlook described above:
In the signature editor in Outlook, position the cursor where you want to insert the picture in your email signature.
Click the Insert Picture button and provide the full URL of the image hosted online.
Select the Link to File option from drop-down menu next to the Insert button.
Outlook 2003
To insert linked images to email signatures in Outlook 2003, you need to:
In Outlook, go to Tools > Options > Mail Format > Internet Format and uncheck the When an HTML message contains pictures located on the Internet, send a copy of the pictures instead of the reference to their location option:
Click OK to save the changes.
Now, open the email signature editor, position the cursor where you want to insert the image, click the right mouse button and select Insert Image.
In the resulting window, provide the full URL of your image in the Picture Source box and click OK.
See also:
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Original KB number: 2638687
Symptoms
When you open an email message that contains images in Microsoft Office Outlook, the image areas are blocked. These areas display a red X placeholder. Additionally, the images are sent or received as email attachments.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, make sure that the Temporary Internet Files folder is valid.
Important
This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.
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Select Start, select Run (Or press Windows Key and R on your keyboard at the same time), type regedit.exe, and then press Enter.
(If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.)
In the right side window, double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder. Verify whether the folder noted is valid. You can copy and paste the folder path in Windows Explorer to verify this.
If you do not see the OutlookSecureTempFolder entry, go to the next step.
If the folder does not exist on your computer, change the OutlookSecureTempFolder value to a valid folder path, for example **C:temp0**.
If the OutlookSecureTempFolder registry entry does not exist, you must create it manually. To do this, follow these steps:
Right-click an empty area, point to New, and then select String Value.
Double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder, and then enter a valid folder path, for example C:temp0.
Restart Outlook.
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