how to eliminate extra lines in outlook email (double line spacing

[Doug]

Since I upgraded from Outlook 2003 to 2007 my email is double-spaced when
received by the intended recepient.

How can I setup my Outlook 2007 so that my email does not display
double-spaced when received by recepient?

Thank you,
Doug
p.s. fyi... I do not use Word as my email editor.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, you do use Word as the editor. It's the only email editor for Outlook
2007. The easiest fix (other than always using plain text) is to press
Shift+enter instead of enter. Or just accept that email is imperfect and
doesn't always look the same in every client. FWIW, the lines display as
expected in most email clients except web browsers.

You can also edit the email template to add white space on each paragraph
then just type 1 enter instead of two but it only works on new mail, not
replies.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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[Doug]

Diane:
Hi. I find it hard to believe that I must press shift+enter (at the end of
every line I type) to eliminate this problem. There should be a
general/global setting in Outlook to allow shift+enter to be the default
end-of-line character.

Also, what happened to the option, "Use MS Word as Email Editor" in Outlook
2007?

Thanks,
Doug

Yes, you do use Word as the editor. It's the only email editor for Outlook
2007. The easiest fix (other than always using plain text) is to press
Shift+enter instead of enter. Or just accept that email is imperfect and
doesn't always look the same in every client. FWIW, the lines display as
expected in most email clients except web browsers.

You can also edit the email template to add white space on each paragraph
then just type 1 enter instead of two but it only works on new mail, not
replies.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Since I upgraded from Outlook 2003 to 2007 my email is double-spaced when
received by the intended recepient.

How can I setup my Outlook 2007 so that my email does not display
double-spaced when received by recepient?

Thank you,
Doug
p.s. fyi... I do not use Word as my email editor.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Hi. I find it hard to believe that I must press shift+enter (at the end
of
every line I type) to eliminate this problem. There should be a
general/global setting in Outlook to allow shift+enter to be the default
end-of-line character.

You should be letting lines wrap automatically instead of pressing anything
at their ends.

Also, what happened to the option, "Use MS Word as Email Editor" in
Outlook
2007?

Outlook 2007 always uses Word as the editor. You don't get a choice any
more.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Well, there isn't an option and probably never will be in outlook 2007, so
the choice is shift+enter or live with it. I choose to live with it- I can't
make messages look perfect in every client the people I correspond with
use - as long as its readable I'm happy.

Of all the accts/clients I tested it with, only gmail has extra space.
Yahoo, hotmail, OWA and OE/Mail display the messages as expected (as does
outlook). That covers about 90% of the market. For this reason, I'm not
holding my breath while I look for MS to change it.

They removed the Outlook editor from Outlook 2007 and use a word dll for the
editor now.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Diane:
Hi. I find it hard to believe that I must press shift+enter (at the end
of
every line I type) to eliminate this problem. There should be a
general/global setting in Outlook to allow shift+enter to be the default
end-of-line character.

Also, what happened to the option, "Use MS Word as Email Editor" in
Outlook
2007?

Thanks,
Doug

Yes, you do use Word as the editor. It's the only email editor for
Outlook
2007. The easiest fix (other than always using plain text) is to press
Shift+enter instead of enter. Or just accept that email is imperfect and
doesn't always look the same in every client. FWIW, the lines display as
expected in most email clients except web browsers.

You can also edit the email template to add white space on each paragraph
then just type 1 enter instead of two but it only works on new mail, not
replies.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Since I upgraded from Outlook 2003 to 2007 my email is double-spaced
when
received by the intended recepient.

How can I setup my Outlook 2007 so that my email does not display
double-spaced when received by recepient?

Thank you,
Doug
p.s. fyi... I do not use Word as my email editor.