A very basic question - looking for advice

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I use OE and have used it for years. Outlook, being more robust, offers more
functionality. Are there any reasons to stick with OE over migrating to
Outlook? I store many emails and would like to export them and save them in
a regular text format. Is this possible with Outlook. I know I can do it
individually in OE.

Thanks for any insights you can share.
 
Do you need the extra functionally Outlook offers?

Outlook offers Save as, although its not as nice as doing it in OE. In OE
you can drag the messages to the desktop as EML and open them using notepad
or IE. Outlook's MSG format can be read only in Outlook so you need to use
Save as to get a universal format. There are addins (or you can use VBA)
that will automate the process and newer versions of Acrobat have a
'package' feature that is great for archiving email in a universal format.


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I did not know that I could drag the email onto the desktop and open in
Notepad. Sounds like it would help. I do like the contact portion of
Outlook - but I can use both if that was all I needed. Is there any reason
NOT to use Outlook over OE for email?


Diane Poremsky said:
Do you need the extra functionally Outlook offers?

Outlook offers Save as, although its not as nice as doing it in OE. In OE
you can drag the messages to the desktop as EML and open them using
notepad or IE. Outlook's MSG format can be read only in Outlook so you
need to use Save as to get a universal format. There are addins (or you
can use VBA) that will automate the process and newer versions of Acrobat
have a 'package' feature that is great for archiving email in a universal
format.


--

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Richard said:
I use OE and have used it for years. Outlook, being more robust, offers
more functionality. Are there any reasons to stick with OE over migrating
to Outlook? I store many emails and would like to export them and save
them in a regular text format. Is this possible with Outlook. I know I
can do it individually in OE.

Thanks for any insights you can share.
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My IE will not open the emails (latest version) says there is an invalid
address - I tried to open it directly and by drag and drop. No success.

I did drag it to the desktop and then drag it to an open Notepad - and it
opened. The header was also shown (which I would like to avoid).

Maybe I will play with Outlook for a while. Can I send the emails I need to
store to OE if I choose to stick with OE?


Diane Poremsky said:
Do you need the extra functionally Outlook offers?

Outlook offers Save as, although its not as nice as doing it in OE. In OE
you can drag the messages to the desktop as EML and open them using
notepad or IE. Outlook's MSG format can be read only in Outlook so you
need to use Save as to get a universal format. There are addins (or you
can use VBA) that will automate the process and newer versions of Acrobat
have a 'package' feature that is great for archiving email in a universal
format.


--

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Richard said:
I use OE and have used it for years. Outlook, being more robust, offers
more functionality. Are there any reasons to stick with OE over migrating
to Outlook? I store many emails and would like to export them and save
them in a regular text format. Is this possible with Outlook. I know I
can do it individually in OE.

Thanks for any insights you can share.
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You can indeed choose later to import the messages from Outlook when you
decide to stick with OE.
If you are using Windows XP, then you might want to consider using Windows
Live Mail instead which is the successor of Outlook Express.
See http://get.live.com



Richard said:
My IE will not open the emails (latest version) says there is an invalid
address - I tried to open it directly and by drag and drop. No success.

I did drag it to the desktop and then drag it to an open Notepad - and it
opened. The header was also shown (which I would like to avoid).

Maybe I will play with Outlook for a while. Can I send the emails I need
to store to OE if I choose to stick with OE?


Diane Poremsky said:
Do you need the extra functionally Outlook offers?

Outlook offers Save as, although its not as nice as doing it in OE. In OE
you can drag the messages to the desktop as EML and open them using
notepad or IE. Outlook's MSG format can be read only in Outlook so you
need to use Save as to get a universal format. There are addins (or you
can use VBA) that will automate the process and newer versions of Acrobat
have a 'package' feature that is great for archiving email in a universal
format.


--

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Richard said:
I use OE and have used it for years. Outlook, being more robust, offers
more functionality. Are there any reasons to stick with OE over
migrating to Outlook? I store many emails and would like to export them
and save them in a regular text format. Is this possible with Outlook. I
know I can do it individually in OE.

Thanks for any insights you can share.
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You can use import/export to move mail between the programs if you try
outlook and decide you don't need it, but I would stick with one program and
be done with it. if outlook is your choice,
http://www.slipstick.com/AddIns/housekeeping.asp has a list of archiving
tools you could use to more easily save messages in a universal format.

The only reason to use or not use either program is whether it meets your
needs. If you don't need the power of Outlook, OE or live mail is lighter
and easier to use. Live mail includes a calendar, for those who use outlook
only for the calendar.

--

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Richard said:
My IE will not open the emails (latest version) says there is an invalid
address - I tried to open it directly and by drag and drop. No success.

I did drag it to the desktop and then drag it to an open Notepad - and it
opened. The header was also shown (which I would like to avoid).

Maybe I will play with Outlook for a while. Can I send the emails I need
to store to OE if I choose to stick with OE?


Diane Poremsky said:
Do you need the extra functionally Outlook offers?

Outlook offers Save as, although its not as nice as doing it in OE. In OE
you can drag the messages to the desktop as EML and open them using
notepad or IE. Outlook's MSG format can be read only in Outlook so you
need to use Save as to get a universal format. There are addins (or you
can use VBA) that will automate the process and newer versions of Acrobat
have a 'package' feature that is great for archiving email in a universal
format.


--

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Richard said:
I use OE and have used it for years. Outlook, being more robust, offers
more functionality. Are there any reasons to stick with OE over
migrating to Outlook? I store many emails and would like to export them
and save them in a regular text format. Is this possible with Outlook. I
know I can do it individually in OE.

Thanks for any insights you can share.
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