Configuring table width in Outlook for optimal responsiveness in email design

I'm facing an issue with creating a responsive email for Outlook. Despite setting the width to 640, it keeps expanding beyond the desired size. I've tried multiple solutions without success. Any assistance would be highly appreciated.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"/>

<title>Responsive Email Template</title>
<style type="text/css">   
 /* CSS styling here */
</style>
   <!--[if lte IE 9]><style type="text/css"> 
   table.wrapper { width:640px !important; }
  </style> <![endif]--> 

  <!--[if mso]> <style type="text/css"> 
  body { width:100% !important; }
  table.wrapper { width:80% !important;}
  </style> <![endif]-->

</head> 
<body bgcolor="#f5f3f3" style="width:100%">
<table class="wrapper" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#f5f5f3" valign="top" width="640">
    <tr>
        <td>
            <!--START of MEDIA CONTAINER-->
           <!-- Structure goes on... -->
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Answer №1

It appears that there are multiple issues here causing difficulties for you.

  1. Your responsive css should be structured as *[class="container-left] { ... }. The current formatting of your css may not function correctly across various email clients.

  2. I notice several instances of colspans and rowspans, although this technique can work, I personally haven't had much success with it. My suggestion would be to nest tables within tables to achieve your desired outcome.

  3. If consistency among email clients is a priority, it's advisable to refrain from using padding and margin in your css. Additionally, all styling such as font-family and font-size should be inline, rather than in the head section (assuming you're not utilizing an inliner tool).

  4. I recommend restructuring your HTML slightly. (I've made some adjustments to your html as an example. Please excuse any excess inline css and classes, as well as the lack of testing. This modification should serve as a helpful starting point.) View the suggested changes here: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/dgrBA.

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