Glad to be of help, but I'm working with a different version of Outlook so just
to be sure you get the correct info, you'll find the answer to your question in
Outlook's Help section. My version (Outlook 2002) shows the following:
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Turn Word on or off as your e-mail editor or viewer
Do one of the following:
Turn Word on or off as your default e-mail editor for all new messages
1.. From the main Outlook window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and
then click the Mail Format tab.
2.. Select or clear the Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages check box.
Turn Word on as your e-mail editor for one new message
a.. On the Actions menu, point to New Mail Message Using, and then click
Microsoft Word (message format).
Turn Word on for viewing all Rich Text formatted messages
You may want to set this option if you often receive the message "This message
contains formatting that is best viewed with Microsoft Word. Click here to
display in Word."
1.. From the main Outlook window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and
then click the Mail Format tab.
2.. Select the Use Microsoft Word to read Rich Text e-mail messages box.
Note If Word is your e-mail editor, see Word Help for information about
working with messages.
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