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How can I compose an email using our letterhead as the back drop for the email?

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I have saved our letterhead as a jpg file. How can I compose an email using the "letterhead" so it looks more professional when doing a proposal? I can insert it into the email, but cannot put text on the image...... Any suggestions? Thank you!

I have saved our letterhead as a jpg file. How can I compose an email using the "letterhead" so it looks more professional when doing a proposal? I can insert it into the email, but cannot put text on the image...... Any suggestions? Thank you!

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Do you actually want to superimpose text over some of your jpeg?

Try, in the compose window, Format|Page Colours and Background. This should allow you to set a "wallpaper" style image as the background.

I get the feeling that if it's a "letterhead" then it should appear at the top. I wonder if it's really as simple as trimming the image to wide but short, so all your text can be added beneath it.

Sending a big image might harm you, as people may have size limits in email, or may suspect the non-text part is malicious.

Email has its own conventions. Letterheads are not ordinarily part of it. A wide image sets a definitive minimum width for your document and that may be at odds with some email clients or viewing on small devices such as tablets or phones. I don't consider that to "look professional".

If you want to do this often, look at setting it up as a template. However I think that doing it via the Stationery add-on is more flexible.

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Do you actually want to superimpose text over some of your jpeg?

Try, in the compose window, Format|Page Colours and Background. This should allow you to set a "wallpaper" style image as the background.

I get the feeling that if it's a "letterhead" then it should appear at the top. I wonder if it's really as simple as trimming the image to wide but short, so all your text can be added beneath it.

Sending a big image might harm you, as people may have size limits in email, or may suspect the non-text part is malicious.

Email has its own conventions. Letterheads are not ordinarily part of it. A wide image sets a definitive minimum width for your document and that may be at odds with some email clients or viewing on small devices such as tablets or phones. I don't consider that to "look professional".

If you want to do this often, look at setting it up as a template. However I think that doing it via the Stationery add-on is more flexible.