How to download pictures manually or automatically in Outlook?
By default pictures in email messages won’t be downloaded automatically in Microsoft Outlook. Most of time you can view the frame of pictures in the email messages, but pictures don’t display. Here we provide you with the methods to download pictures manually in one email message, and download pictures automatically for all received email messages automatically as well.
Click 'Download pictures', and the images will always show. If you don't the images/pictures will show as a blue question mark. The recipients can automatically download pictures by enabling it in their Outlook preferences. Check this manual for this - Automatically download pictures from the Internet in Outlook for Mac.
- Dec 20, 2018 So by default, Outlook prevents the automatic download of images—and that’s a good thing. If you click the message, you get a number of options to deal with this. The first option, “Download Pictures,” will simply download the pictures for that email, and if you know the sender, then this is probably the option you choose.
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Download pictures in email messages manually
The frames of pictures make the received email messages not easy to read. But you can download all pictures in this email message manually.
Step 1: Preview the email message with pictures in the Reading Pane.
Step 2: A warning text stays below the sender’s email address, please click the text firstly, and then click the Download Pictures in the drop down list.
It is alternative to right click the picture frame in the email message, and then click the Download Pictures item in the right-click menu.
Now all pictures are downloading in this email message, which make the received email message rich and easy-to-read.
Download pictures in email messages automatically
It might be a little boring to download pictures in received email massages manually every time. Here we arrange you with the method to download pictures for all received email messages automatically.
Step 1: First of all, please open the Trust Center dialog box:
In Outlook 2007, please click the Tools > Trust Center.
In Outlook 2010 and 2013:
- Click the File > Options;
- Click the Trust Center in the left bar;
- Click the Trust Center Settings button in the Microsoft Outlook Trust Center section.
Step 2: In the Trust Center dialog box, click the Automatic Download in the left bar.
Step 3: Uncheck the Don’t download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items option.
This operation will permit Microsoft Outlook downloads pictures in all received email messages and RSS automatically.
If you do not want to download all pictures in received email messages, except for the pictures in the email messages from safe senders/recipients, safe wed sites, RSS, and more, please:
- Keep checking the Don’t download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items option.
- Check the Permit downloads in e-mail messages from senders and to recipients defined in the Safe Senders and Safe Recipients Lists used by the Junk E-mail Filter option.
- Check the Permit downloads from Web sites in this security zone: Trusted Zone options.
- Check the Permit downloads in RSS items option.
- Check the Permit downloads in SharePoint Discussion Boards option.
Step 4: Click OK buttons in each dialog box.
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- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.I'm having the same problem. I have followed the directions for the 'Trust Center.' It has not worked. I don't have this issue with other laptops on my network. What else can it be?
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.you might want to check your proxy / websense rules.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Same Here. I have tried every option mentioned and still have problems. Outlook 2016 running as Office 365 subscription in Windows 10
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.you might want to check your proxy / websense rules.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Tried all above and still doesn't download pictures.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Same here. All options set as described but pictures are not automatically downloaded - for NO sender, even though I have added dozens if not hundreds as 'safe senders'.
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How to block or unblock images in Outlook emails?
You might have noticed that images in some external emails are blocked automatically in Outlook. And blocked images are displayed as placeholders, which makes the whole email untidy and puzzled. Here, this article will show you how to unblock images in Outlook emails, and block images as well.
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Unblock images in one email in Outlook
If you just need to unblock images in one email in Outlook, please do as follows:
Open the specified email you will unblock all images, right click one of blocked images, and select Download Pictures from the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:
And now you will see all images are unblocked and displayed normally in the email. See screenshot:
Block or unblock images in all incoming emails in Outlook
This method will guide you to configure Outlook’s trust center to automatically block or unblock images in all incoming emails in Outlook.
1. Click File > Options.
2. In the Outlook Options dialog box, please click Trust Center in the left bar, and then click the Trust Center Settings button. See screenshot:
3. In the opening Trust Center dialog box, please click Automatic Download in the left bar, and check the Don’t download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items option to block images. See screenshot:
Note: To unblock images, please don’t check the Don’t download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items option.
4. Click OK button twice to save the changes.
From now on, all images in incoming HTML emails will be blocked or unblocked automatically.
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- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.I don't know what you or microsoft is smoking, but there is no'options' selection under the file tab. I'm using outlook 2016.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Hi Charlie,
First, click File at the far left of the Ribbon, and then click Options in the left navigation pane.