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title: "css background image properties not work in outlook"  
description: "css background image properties not work in outlook"  
author: "Pravesh Singh"  
published: 2013-01-21  
updated: 2026-05-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/539/css-background-image-properties-not-work-in-outlook  
category: "css-css3"  
tags: ["css-css3"]  
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# css background image properties not work in outlook

Hi Everyone!\
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I am creating a [news](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/95901/advantage-of-reading-news-from-online-sources) letter and I have used [background image](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158659/how-can-you-apply-a-background-image-to-an-element-using-css) with CSS. it work fine in [gmail](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157262/why-to-go-with-the-gmail-signup-procedure), ymail etc. but not work [outlook](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/135055/how-to-change-your-account-password-in-outlook-com-toll-free-number-1-844-832-5538) 7 and 10. why? and how to make compatible for [email](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12870/10-easy-ways-to-manage-your-business-email-inbox)? \
Please help me!\
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Thanks!

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Pravesh Singh!

Outlook 7 and 10 not support [background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp) [image](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23551/an-investigate-distinctive-seafood-restaurant-for-your-image-stamp-character). For resolving this problem, read below link and follow that instruction.

http://www.mindstick.com/Blog/325/CSS%20background%20image%20property%20not%20working%20in%20Outlook

I hope above link solve your problem.


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