Ah, thanks for that G-t-W.
Although my E mails are rarely of great literary or artistic merit, I'd hope that they'd arrive approximately as sent. I normally use the Picasa Email facility to choose the photos I wish to send, and type the text between them.
I've had some feedback from my correspondent, who, by his own admission, is a computer user rather than a hobbyist, and I get the impression that they arrive reasonably intact, although some doubt remained, hence my question.
Thanks again.
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