Why cant I paste the text link into the body of an email message?
If you are using an HTML-based email client, such as Microsoft Outlook, or Outlook Express, you may need to enable the applications HTML function. There are many versions of Outlook and Outlook Express, but here is a typical scenario of how to enable HTML: Open your email application. Click on the following path Tools > Options > Mail Format. If your Mail Format is Plain Text, change the selection to HTML.