Gmail Adds Inline Image Embedding

About time Google!

Anyone else using Google Redesigned 0.2.5 notice that it replaces the picture icon with the icon for Bold type?

mad3963

Finally...

ADiSH

Jumped right on this one. I would have had clients asking about this as I roll out Apps Education Edition for my agency, and now I'm glad I don't have to shrug and try to explain a workaround while they think to themselves "AOL could do this..."

I am left wondering, however, what logic Google uses to determine where these new Labs features show up in the list. Why would they put a new and particularly useful option so far down the list???

FINALLY!! Now, if they will add the ability to insert multiple images....

Dina Dimopoulos

This is awesome, but I have been using the plain text mode for composing messages and don't know if I want to switch back.

I initially started using plain text because, when I'd send messages in rich text, there would be extra line breaks everywhere. I didn't like that at all and wasn't sure if it appeared that way to everyone. Plus, I was applying for jobs at the time and didn't want to look like a rube who didn't know how to format his emails.

kettlewhistle

Can anyone tell me how they decide the position of the labs' feature in the list? It seems like there's no order, new features just show up in the middle of the list.
Fortunately I follow LH and they notice the changes for me :D

About damn time...

Bradley Farless

@ADiSH: Yeah, but I've always used the workaround. Upload to imageshack and copy :D

YEEEESSSSS!!!! I've been waiting for this since the very first day I switched to Gmail. It's been SO overdue. I think that was about the only thing that still had me going back to Outlook/Thunderbird on occasion.

combat chuck

Finally Gmail steps into 2009. Yahoo! Mail next?

i wish there was a way to sort the labs features list. like putting the newest ones at the top.

Corey Bounds

I didn't realize this was missing (or difficult) before - previously, I simply copy-and-pasted images using Firefox drag-select into GMail, and it worked nicely, showing me the image inline. I didn't do it too much, however, because of contacts who insist on using plain text and couldn't see my aesthetic flourishes. :)

@[www.globexdesigns.com] so should get fixed soon.

"Look at these guys talking! They're so talkative!"
Did anybody notice the new way PDF attachments are handled as of today?

miquonranger03

I've been waiting for this! The lack of it made me swear like a sailor every time I wanted to send an image...

YachiraG

A step forward but I still can't just copy an image to the clipboard or from Snag-it and paste it directly into the mail. 4 out of 5 thumbs up from me. Congo

PrimoClymene

I agree with others regarding list placement of G Labs tools. Ctrl+F works for me though.

Anyway while testing this I sent an email to myself and when I went to read it in gmail (Firefox), all I saw was a default image icon instead of the image I used? Anyone else have this issue?

Later Days.

FRAGgleROX

try microsoft panorama software......its rocksss

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Amarjit Singh

Well, finally!

Bocachica

@Dina Dimopoulos: Don't see why you couldn't ... ?

@f3rg: Works with web images, just not uploads.

Isn't working for me in FF 3.0.8. Each time, it tries to upload the photo and gives me a message in red: failed

Anyone getting it to work?

Great, now all the lame people who have their email clients that add images all over the place can do it in gmail. I love gmail, live by it... but sometimes I miss pine.

@Torley: Plain text is smart but boring.

@jaxun: There is a tremendous amount of people who get evil if you mention pictures In mail - I suspect there are more than few at Google who do not see this as a good thing.

@Amarjit Singh: My dog has his own facebook fan page and 1) I don't plug it here and 2) it's more interesting than your blog.

@PrimoClymene: Yup. THAT's when this will be significant.

I'm with everybody in saying about time!!!! It always frustrated I couldn't freely format images and stuff in e-mails. And I just gave up on doing it. I wonder if I'll do it now...

Andi Lee

This is great but what about incoming emails that have embedded images. What happens to those messages when you try to forward them on. I 've been having the problem with this in gmail. It forwards everything but the images and I am in rich mode. Iv'e tried the work around by opening compose sometimes it works most of the time it doesn't. This is the lamest thing about Gmail

FrederickCushy

@Chris Moran: So, you pine for it?

Doug81

@Chris Moran: So, you pine for it?

Doug81

@Amarjit Singh: 3) I don't think your supposed to link to sites unless they're relevant to the story or discussion.

Doug81

@Amarjit Singh: 3) I don't think your supposed to link to sites unless they're relevant to the story or discussion.

Doug81

@McWhammer: Who?

andrwmorph

@McWhammer: Who?

andrwmorph

@andrwmorph: It's this mail program that you get when you sign up for all 300 Yahoo! services such as Flickr, Answers, and Yahoo! 360.

Also, some ISP's use it exclusively for their included email service, such as AT&T.

Finally indeed. I was wondering when we would be able to embed any image into the message directly, as we could always embed the Gmail emoticons.

Well, it's something. But I want to be able to paste or even drag images directly into the body. Come on Google. Outgrow the save-as-file and choose-file-dialog UI.

Andy Hilal

@Amarjit Singh: Linking to your personal site in your sig is not permitted.

My workaround was to compose the messages in my Comcast account and forward it to my gmail. I usually only do this when I am sending a bunch of pictures to family. I think that many people are irritated by it because the only applications of it that they normally see are when they get those lame forwards from their mother.

I used to use this feature in Outlook when I needed to send out a simple bulletin to users at my old company. You need to be conscious of image size when doing that, but sometimes it is the only way to make sure that users actually view what they are supposed to. Sending an attachment means that you have automatically lost a significant portion of your audience who will never open a forward and another portion that will put off opening a forward until they have time later in the day. For critical policy/legal issues, you need as many informed users as possible.

kingofallcosmos

@undefined: First Giz, now Lifehacker. Oh boy..

I had people ask me if they could just drag and drop pics into G-Mail for a long time. Now I can tell them yes with a smile :)

tok3ninja

Finally Google!!! Gmail users may want to try using Lizzer to easily insert images into gmail messages. Lizzer is a free bookmarklet that you can use to search, preview, and then link or embed content. Sources of content include Google, Google images, Flickr, docstoc, YouTube, and Delicious (and some others). In addition, users can configure their personal account, making it easy, for example to access and insert your own flickr images.

Google's taken a great step by doing this, but unfortunately you still need to either have the images on your computer or know the URL. What's nice about Lizzer is that you can simply search for images on the web insert them, resize them, and BAM, you've got a more visually appealing email!

Lizzer works on all major blogging and email platforms, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

jeffader

Just tested this out and it looks to me like it's just an tag. Whoopee! Ubiquity does exactly the same thing. Or am I missing something.

TemplaIambe

I haven't read the comments, so I don't know if someone's said this yet or not, but Gmail's always had the ability to drag/drop images, which can sometimes even be more useful. When I want to share an image from the internet with someone, it's easier for me to drag/drop it. Of course, sharing your own images from your hard drive is easier with the button, but the drag/drop method is extremely useful.

Coqui!

Well, yes, finally but some FF add on(s) seem to be getting in the way of this working via uploading from 'My Computer'. Getting "failed- undefined error (what does 'undefined' really mean?) Now to go thru the tedious chore of trial and error to figure it out and then decide which feature I can live without...so much for GTD.....so, yes, finally BUT.....

CameronMalacky

I've been using google.docs online to
compose email with pics/charts, etc.
Copy/paste final draft into gmail. Works fine.

No need to upload images anywhere.

ramthor

@miquonranger03: You talking about how you can hit "view?" If so, that's been out for a little bit... not too long though.

gauden44

I'll jump on the bandwagon and also say FINALLY! I've been waiting for this forever..

I spoke too soon. It's a great idea, but every image I've tried to insert from the hd has said 'failed' after it finished uploading.. :(

@Doug81: NICE one!

@mad3963: funny - no problem here - just checked it

idodialog

Finally indeed but works fine with web images, just not uploads.

weren't we always able to do this by just dragging and dropping the image into the tab with gmail's compose email open???

banda

Remember: Do not send out e-mails with embedded images, guys and gals! Not even if Google says it's okay. It is not!

finally!

I have really latched onto the Blank Canvas firefox extension for putting HTML sigs in my emails. That's where I've wanted imgs in emails 99% of the time so far.

I wish they modify the user interface as per this screen shot that I have made and posted in picasa web albums http://picasaweb.google.co.in/lh/photo/TA912xp49CBAT3qtx3ujoA?feat=directlink

LeopoldBurlington

Finally.

Junno