Background Picture on Outlook Email

Have you ever wanted to add an image or picture as the background in an email that you send?

Here is a cool way to achieve that using Outlook 2007. Just take note, if you use a very large image, it might annoy the user you are emailing.

  • Create a new message in Outlook 2007
  • Click the options tab
  • Click the page color drop down
  • Click fill effects
  • Here you can select a background color from the options (textures, gradients etc) or you can select your own picture
  • Go to the picture tab and browse for the image you want
  • Done

Also note: the image you add will be in the background, so your email text will be written above. Try and use an image that won’t affect the readability of your text.