Plain text messages are not readable.

Hi everyone, sure hope someone can help.

I am running Office 2003, with XP Pro.

Apparently I have inadvertently changed a setting, because all emails
received in Plain Text are not readable. I can open them OK, but there is
nothing in the body of the message.

Additionally, if I create a new contact or calendar item, any info I enter
in the fields for "subject", "location", "name", "job title", etc. appears
OK. But any info I enter in the body of the appointment, or the contact, does
not appear. However, once I save the new item, then the data appears on the
screen. If I open the item back up, the info in the body disappears.

Does anyone know what's going on??

Thanks you guys for any help.

--
Jim

Did you change your font settings in Tools | Option | Mail Format? This sounds like white text displaying on a white background.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F702D0BE-6DCF-4511-8080-E330B46D2628@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone, sure hope someone can help.
>
> I am running Office 2003, with XP Pro.
>
> Apparently I have inadvertently changed a setting, because all emails
> received in Plain Text are not readable. I can open them OK, but there is
> nothing in the body of the message.
>
> Additionally, if I create a new contact or calendar item, any info I enter
> in the fields for "subject", "location", "name", "job title", etc. appears
> OK. But any info I enter in the body of the appointment, or the contact, does
> not appear. However, once I save the new item, then the data appears on the
> screen. If I open the item back up, the info in the body disappears.
>
> Does anyone know what's going on??
>
> Thanks you guys for any help.
>
> --
> Jim

Thanks Sue, that was it!

I was using the Help menu yesterday to create signatures for my various
email accounts, and I remember the Help menu directing me into the Font
selections for some reason. I don't remember actually changing anything, but
I must have!

You're a lifesaver. I've seen your answers on here to other posts, and
"dummys" like me really appreaciate someone like you taking the time to help
us.

Thanks again!
--
Jim


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Did you change your font settings in Tools | Option | Mail Format? This sounds like white text displaying on a white background.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F702D0BE-6DCF-4511-8080-E330B46D2628@microsoft.com...
> > Hi everyone, sure hope someone can help.
> >
> > I am running Office 2003, with XP Pro.
> >
> > Apparently I have inadvertently changed a setting, because all emails
> > received in Plain Text are not readable. I can open them OK, but there is
> > nothing in the body of the message.
> >
> > Additionally, if I create a new contact or calendar item, any info I enter
> > in the fields for "subject", "location", "name", "job title", etc. appears
> > OK. But any info I enter in the body of the appointment, or the contact, does
> > not appear. However, once I save the new item, then the data appears on the
> > screen. If I open the item back up, the info in the body disappears.
> >
> > Does anyone know what's going on??
> >
> > Thanks you guys for any help.
> >
> > --
> > Jim
>