What is the difference between a referenced image and an embedded image?
What is a referenced image? A referenced image, within an email message, stores only the URL/Internet location of the image (e.g., http://www.templatezone.com/rs/users/john_smith@yahoo-com/signature.gif) and displays the linked image in the email when you are connected to the Internet. Hence, an email message with referenced images results to a smaller file size as compared to an email message with embedded images. What is an embedded image? An embedded image is integrated within the email message. Hence, an email message with embedded images results to a larger file size as compared to an email message with referenced images. Back to top What are the benefits of referencing images instead of embedding them in an email message? High Impact eMail suggests that you reference images instead of embedding them in your email because of the following benefits: Images that are referenced can successfully be viewed on various email clients. An Email with referenced images results to a smaller f
