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HOW TO ADD BACKGROUND MUSIC TO A THUNDERBIRD EMAIL

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sol2030
sol2030

I'M USING THUNDERBIRD 38.1.0 (WINDOWS 7 64 BIT). I would like an email to be accompanied by an mp3 track. How can I do this.

Thanks

I'M USING THUNDERBIRD 38.1.0 (WINDOWS 7 64 BIT). I would like an email to be accompanied by an mp3 track. How can I do this. Thanks

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You do realize that even if you do that many mail clients will simply not play it. Thunderbird included.


In the write windows select insert HTML and paste in the following 

<audio autoplay="" controls="" loop="" preload="">
</source>
</source>
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

You now have music.

I stole this code from here.http://www.tudor-anghelina.com/2013/10/using-html5-audio-tag-to-add-background.html please go there to se just how anoying having music looping all the time can be.

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Matt
Matt
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Chosen Solution

You do realize that even if you do that many mail clients will simply not play it. Thunderbird included.


In the write windows select insert HTML and paste in the following 

<audio autoplay="" controls="" loop="" preload="">
</source>
</source>
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

You now have music.

I stole this code from here.http://www.tudor-anghelina.com/2013/10/using-html5-audio-tag-to-add-background.html please go there to se just how anoying having music looping all the time can be.

sol2030
sol2030 Question owner

Thank you very much for your trouble Matt ! I did not realise it would be a complex process nor that it would not play on other clients. In previous clients I used, I had the option of adding music to the message and it was a very simple matter of a few clicks. My query was prompted by my desire to have background music to a very pretty pictorial email. I think I'll give the whole thing a miss. Thanks again !!

autumn_gloaming1980
autumn_gloaming1980

sol2030 said

Thank you very much for your trouble Matt ! I did not realise it would be a complex process nor that it would not play on other clients. In previous clients I used, I had the option of adding music to the message and it was a very simple matter of a few clicks. My query was prompted by my desire to have background music to a very pretty pictorial email. I think I'll give the whole thing a miss. Thanks again !!

What client were those, having such a feature? I've never heard of such a thing

Matt
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autumn_gloaming1980 said

What client were those, having such a feature? I've never heard of such a thing

Outlook Express.