Is this perhaps a RTF message? Then disable the option to use Word as the
viewer for RTF messages;
Tools-> Options-> tab Mail Format
Instead of the arrows, you can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+> and
CTRL+<
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> For years I've been able to click on the up or down arrow at the top of a
> message to go to the next message. The arrows disappeared after our tech
> guy
> corrected a problem between Outlook & Word. Thanks.