mobile optimized email templates at mojo themes ,using techniques as you discussed above,but for mobile some additional requirements are needed such as Attribute selectors for writing css for media queries,to prevent other email clients such as yahoo that don't support media queries to render these styles..you can check the templates here, https://www.mojo-themes.com/item/shopmai\\... I've had this problem ever since I published this post. This is not about creating HTML emails in Outlook, it's about creating HTML emails to be sent out by any professional emailing software or company that will look OK in Outlook -- since this is the email client everybody has the most trouble with. This is Google's fault for sending the wrong people here! But, Donald below, has given an excellent answer. However, I would add a note of caution to sending out HTML emails from desktop clients. It's OK sending a few to your friends but, if you're bulk emailing to a subscription list, I think you'll run into problems. I would echo Rob's concerns about sending bulk emails out of Outlook. Not only is it awkward, it is also highly likely that whatever entity that hosts your email will NOT take kindly to your using their servers to send bulk emails. They might even shut down your email temporarily. It is much better to just set up an account on Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor or one of the many other bulk email platforms out there. They're easy, they're cheap and they also provide great environments within which