Help: Forcing Outlook to Use HTML format as default for Email responses

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Dab

I might be crazy, but I thought that in older versions of OL, there was a
setting to force OL to respond to emails in the same format that they were
received. If this option was not selected, then responses were sent using
the selectable default format.

My problem is that I want to always force an HTML formatted response
regardless of the format of the originally received email - as far as I can
tell, there's no way to do this in OL 2003. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for your advice.

Running clean install of Office OL 2003 on fresh build of Win XP Pro, all OS
and Office Service packs and updates installed.
 
OE has that option but OL never did and hopefully never do - people use the
format they prefer to send messages and replies should honor that
preference.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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I might be crazy, but I thought that in older versions of OL, there was a
setting to force OL to respond to emails in the same format that they were
received. If this option was not selected, then responses were sent using
the selectable default format.

My problem is that I want to always force an HTML formatted response
regardless of the format of the originally received email - as far as I can
tell, there's no way to do this in OL 2003. Anyone have any suggestions?
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There is no way to automatically do what you want to do. Outlook ALWAYS (by
default) responds with the same format used in the original message. For
example, you cannot (by default) respond in HTML to a message that was sent
in plain text.

People use plain text for a reason and most people who use plain text have
no desire to receive HTML responses.
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<<<SgtRich>>>

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Thanks for the info.

Can't say I agree with your logic though. It's fine if folks want to use
plain text, but that shouldn't drag down the rest of us to the lowest common
denominator. No matter what the format of a received message, it could
always be viewed as plain text (ya, I know, something may be lost in the
translation). If folks are using slow models and don't want big files (i.e.
HTML formatted emails).... well, come on, it's 2004, get some bandwidth! I
guess some folks have never accepted colour TV, and still like B&W! :)

Anyway, thanks again.

Dab

Cut off: yourhead to respond

Diane Poremsky said:
OE has that option but OL never did and hopefully never do - people use
the format they prefer to send messages and replies should honor that
preference.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Dab said:
I might be crazy, but I thought that in older versions of OL, there was a
setting to force OL to respond to emails in the same format that they were
received. If this option was not selected, then responses were sent using
the selectable default format.

My problem is that I want to always force an HTML formatted response
regardless of the format of the originally received email - as far as I
can tell, there's no way to do this in OL 2003. Anyone have any
suggestions? Thanks for your advice.

Running clean install of Office OL 2003 on fresh build of Win XP Pro, all
OS
and Office Service packs and updates installed.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
HTML formatted emails).... well, come on, it's 2004, get some bandwidth!
I guess some folks have never accepted colour TV, and still like B&W! :)
Click to expand...

Unfortunately not all American's have access to broadband, some because it's
not offered where they live, others can't afford it. Even fewer in other
countries have access to broadband.... and many pay by the minute for phone
service and internet.

Forcing HTML on people who don't want it is selfish and inconsiderate.
 
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