the old school.
Using IE6 and MS Word 2007 to Test HTML Emails in Outlook 2000-2010
Have a copy of MS Word and IE6? Good. These might be all you need to get HTML emails looking right in old versions of Outlook and Outlook Express.
Why?
Express displays HTML using the IE6 engine; Outlook uses the one from Word. Between the two I was able to get the new Strands Fitness Events newsletter looking 100% on all the target versions – of Outlook, that is.
Might need an old Windows machine for IE6 (unless you’re patient enough to get some rigged versions working on your Apple), but MS Word 2007 in Office for Mac worked just fine. It should also be noted we did final testing via Campaign Monitor which provided screenshots from Outlook 2000-2010.
Try using IE6 and MS Word for testing Outlook HTML emails and let me know how you fare. I’ll be nursing a font sized headache in the meantime.