Mail - Link to Image

Bluestripe1 Said:

"Mail - Link to Image: To save everyone trouble ....YOU CANNOT LINK TO AN IMAGE IN MAC MAIL. In 2020 Mac still have not worked out how to add a hyperlink to an image in mac mail"

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How to add a hyperlink to an image in Mac Mail:

Use Spaces on the Left and Right Sides of the Image. Then Add the Link.

1. Type: a space before the image; insert the image; and then add a space after the image.
2. Select: the space, the image, and the space by highlighting all three
3. Right-Click: on all three items
4. Select: Add Link
5. Type: a link
6. Click: OK

Adding the Link to this Post:

Bluestripe1 wrote:

To save everyone trouble ....YOU CANNOT LINK TO AN IMAGE IN MAC MAIL.

In 2020 Mac still have not worked out how to add a hyperlink to an image in mac mail

In general you can simple include the URL <http://> or <https://>

associated with the image. Mail is not a web page—some readers only read plaintext anyway so any formatting would be lost. Don't waste your time/

If Signatures is the issue:

Adding images and links to a Mac Mail signature - MacMail ...

or for HTML signatures:

How to Make an HTML Signature in Apple Mail for macOS ...

Bluestripe1 wrote:

your reply does not make any sense.

But I have clarified with Apple and you CANNOT add a hyperlink to an image in Mac mail. So for all those people trying to, do not add you cannot

A link to a signature image is the whole discussion here... hence you cannot do that in Mac Mail... hope that is now clear

So much of what we do here in the ASC Bluestripe1 —is read between the lines.

dialabrain succinctly pointed out the fact:

you never mentioned in your OP —links associated with an image in your Mail Signatures.

The more precise your question, the more precise the answer....

Above I gave you a link to creating HTML signatures—here you have much more control over Signatures/ and yes hotlinks associated with images—by far this is the best tutorial on the subject, and yes it requires a little work on your part.

This is a historic and on-going issue/complaint of Mac Mail.app but a proven resolve for your way forward.

Reference for HTML signatures:

How to Make an HTML Signature in Apple Mail for macOS ...

If Signatures is the issue:

Adding images and links to a Mac Mail signature - MacMail ...

Bluestripe1 wrote:

A link to a signature image is the whole discussion here.

You will have to read through the tutorial for the details, however —

I will add one caveat to "hotlinked images in HTML Signatures" if my memory serves me correctly...

You may have to have your image sitting on a outside server so it can be accessed via the WWW and your html code.

There would be no way of linking the image locally if it sat on" your personal computer" (unless you ran your own server locally.)

This is not an issue if you are admin/ run a server / or have FTP access to your own website/ or have someone who manages your website for you and can place the image on a server for universal/URL access.

Case in point— I have 4 different business/ and 4 different websites —all these associated mac mail signatures include images that hotlink when clicked back to the website.

good luck

+1. The key is that the image must sit on an Internet facing server that provides a persistent link. Google Drive will eventually change prior assigned link addresses, so it is not recommended for this purpose.

Thank you for your reply....seems like we have to reinvent the wheel for such a simply issue.....

You could always just use an email client that has an html editor. Or, you can choose not to dump a bunch of garbage on your recipients.

FWIW, you can in fact add a link to an image. I've done it myself. What you can't do is add a link to a signature image.

Actually nowhere in your question or your follow up posts did you mention signatures. You only mentioned images, which you can do. If you meant signatures, you should say so.

VikingOSX wrote:

Internet facing server

VikingOSX— thanks for your post.

I really like this phrase " Internet facing server " 😀