In Microsoft Outlook, images can be added to a contact form or to an Electronic Business Card (Electronic Business Card: A view of specific information about a contact, in a format similar to a paper-based business card, that can be inserted into messages.). This helps you can put a face to a name or a quickly match a logo to a company contact.
If both the sender and the recipient use Microsoft Outlook 2010 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, a contact picture appears in e-mail messages when the sender includes a contact photo. The picture appears in the message header (message header: Summary information that you download to your computer to determine whether to download, copy, or delete the entire message from the server. The header includes these fields: Subject, From, Received, Importance, Attachment, and Size.) of the open message and in the header of the message in the Reading Pane (Reading Pane: A window in Outlook where you can preview an item without opening it. To display the item in the Reading Pane, click the item.). Double-click the contact picture to open the contact or right-click the picture for other contact options.
Add, remove or change a picture
Images added to a contact form, are automatically sized to 90 pixels by 90 pixels. Contact photos can be in most standard graphics file formats, including .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, or .tif.
Add a picture
- In Contacts, do one of the following:
- Open the contact that you want.
- On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Contact.
- On the Contact tab, in the Options group, click Picture, and then click Add Picture.
- Browse to locate the picture that you want to add, and then double-click the file name.
Remove a picture
- In Contacts, open the contact that you want.
- On the Contact tab, in the Options group, click Picture, and then click Remove Picture.
Change a picture
- In Contacts, open the contact that you want.
- On the Contact tab, in the Options group, click Picture, and then click Change Picture.
- Browse to find the picture that you want to use instead, and then double-click the file name.
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Match Electronic Business Card pictures with contact pictures
Your contact image might not match that on a contact's Electronic Business Card. For example, a contact might send you an Electronic Business Card that he or she has customized. In this case, adding or changing an image on the contact form (contact form: A view of an individual contact that contains all the information stored in the contact.) does not automatically update the image on the card.
- Do one of the following:
- In an open contact, double-click the Electronic Business Card.
- In an open contact, on the Contact tab, in the Options group, click Business Card.
- Under Card Design, at Image, click Change.
- Browse to locate the picture that you want to add, and then double-click the file name.
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