Answers.Body: <p>This comes down to the difference between how email clients and web browsers render HTML.  This <a href="https://litmus.com/blog/the-tyranny-of-tables-why-web-and-email-design-are-so-different" rel="nofollow noreferrer">article from Litmus</a> gives a good overview.</p>
  
  <p>There are two solutions:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Develop emails with email-centric design.  Since Outlook is the worst offender, <a href="https://emailmonks.com/blog/email-coding/email-rendering-issues-in-outlook-and-hacks/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">design for Outlook</a>.</li>
  <li>Install the <a href="https://civicrm.org/blog/parvez/a-new-beginning-for-civimail" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mosaico extension</a>.  Its drag-and-drop email template builder takes the guesswork out since the blocks are already Outlook-friendly.</li>
  </ul>
  
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Body: <p>How can I keep the Mailing template (tables) from expanding once sent.  Example:  Everything looks good and formatting is fine when I send from my end but some providers (I think mostly Outlook) is delivered looking extremely wide where you need to scroll over to read.  It doesn't look professional at all!</p>
  
Tags: <mailing>
Title: Mailing Template Tables
ThreadText: # Mailing Template Tables
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-16)
  
  How can I keep the Mailing template (tables) from expanding once sent. Example: Everything looks good and formatting is fine when I send from my end but some providers (I think mostly Outlook) is delivered looking extremely wide where you need to scroll over to read. It doesn't look professional at all!
  
  **Tags:** mailing
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-05-17. Score: 1
  
  This comes down to the difference between how email clients and web browsers render HTML. This [article from Litmus](https://litmus.com/blog/the-tyranny-of-tables-why-web-and-email-design-are-so-different) gives a good overview.
  
  There are two solutions:
  
  * Develop emails with email-centric design. Since Outlook is the worst offender, [design for Outlook](https://emailmonks.com/blog/email-coding/email-rendering-issues-in-outlook-and-hacks/).
  * Install the [Mosaico extension](https://civicrm.org/blog/parvez/a-new-beginning-for-civimail). Its drag-and-drop email template builder takes the guesswork out since the blocks are already Outlook-friendly.
  
  
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