Inconsistent spaces below TD elements in tables in HTML email in Outlook (2007 and 2010)

Question

I\'ve researched this problem, finding many suggested fixes on the web, but nothing is working.

The problem is the gap between a specific TD element in a table in an

Answer 1

Using tables is standard practice in html email builds because css support is poor in email clients, particularly Outlook.

Keep your table structure but try these additions:

• Add valign="bottom" to the td cell containing box_dark_top.gif and valign="top" to the next two cells
• For each image, set the css as style="display:block;margin:0;padding:0"

• Use inline css rather than internal

  
  
  
      
  
          
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