When I open email messages, a floating Control Toolbar pops up. I can turn it
off, but if I close the message and open it again, the toolbar is back. This
only happens with certain messages -- from what I can tell, the affected
messages are all in Rich Text (versus HTML or Plain Text) format. I tried
playing around with the options and settings and cannot figure out how to
permanently turn off the Control Toolbox. Can someone please help me?

Using Word as the email editor? Turn it off in Word when Outlook is closed.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
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http://www.msoutlook.info/
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"xeladub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news85B1CD1-C971-44EF-B498-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I open email messages, a floating Control Toolbar pops up. I can turn
> it
> off, but if I close the message and open it again, the toolbar is back.
> This
> only happens with certain messages -- from what I can tell, the affected
> messages are all in Rich Text (versus HTML or Plain Text) format. I tried
> playing around with the options and settings and cannot figure out how to
> permanently turn off the Control Toolbox. Can someone please help me?

Thank you!! I couldn't find where to turn it off in Word, but I found
instructions in Word for turning it off in Outlook. And it worked! You have
saved my sanity.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Using Word as the email editor? Turn it off in Word when Outlook is closed.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "xeladub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news85B1CD1-C971-44EF-B498-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I open email messages, a floating Control Toolbar pops up. I can turn
> > it
> > off, but if I close the message and open it again, the toolbar is back.
> > This
> > only happens with certain messages -- from what I can tell, the affected
> > messages are all in Rich Text (versus HTML or Plain Text) format. I tried
> > playing around with the options and settings and cannot figure out how to
> > permanently turn off the Control Toolbox. Can someone please help me?
>

You're welcome! :-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"xeladub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:16350586-E39B-49B3-AD21-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you!! I couldn't find where to turn it off in Word, but I found
> instructions in Word for turning it off in Outlook. And it worked! You
> have
> saved my sanity.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Using Word as the email editor? Turn it off in Word when Outlook is
>> closed.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "xeladub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news85B1CD1-C971-44EF-B498-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When I open email messages, a floating Control Toolbar pops up. I can
>> > turn
>> > it
>> > off, but if I close the message and open it again, the toolbar is back.
>> > This
>> > only happens with certain messages -- from what I can tell, the
>> > affected
>> > messages are all in Rich Text (versus HTML or Plain Text) format. I
>> > tried
>> > playing around with the options and settings and cannot figure out how
>> > to
>> > permanently turn off the Control Toolbox. Can someone please help me?
>>