How to eliminate symbols that automatically replace punctuation ma

[Guest]

All the email I send now has this issue - all punctuation marks are replaced
by a symbol. I'm using Outlook 2002.

 

[Guest]

Yes, the * is above the 8.

I opened Word, checked Formatting marks - everything is already deselected
so I didn't make a change.

Anything else to try? What if I DON'T have Word as email editor - what do I
lose? Thanks so much for your help and for continuing with me on this!

Could be keyboard layout. Is the * above your 8?

Otherwise open Word and deselect Tools-> Options...-> tab View-> deselect
everything in the section Formatting marks

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
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Thank you for your help - yes, Word is the email editor. I just tried
CTRL+SHIFT+8 and nothing happens. Any idea what I may be doing wrong?

With Word as the e-mail editor I presume? CTRL+SHIFT+8 toggles the
formatting marks.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

 

[Guest]

Here's what I did to fix my problem with the "little squares".

1. Open Word and go to Tools>AutoCorrect Options
2. Go to "AutoFormat" tab and CLEAR "Straight quotes" with "smart quotes"
3. Go to "AutoFormat As You Type" tab and CLEAR "Straight quotes" with
"smart quotes"