ol 2003 settings

[hugh jass]

How can I set this up so that it ALWAYS replies in HTML format with my
chosen font?
Sometimes I receive emails in ASCII and my reply automatically goes to text.

When I go to change the Format to HTML, Times New Roman is the font and I
prefer Arial.
Have made all these choices in Tools -> Options -> Mail Format tab.
The selections I've made to Message format and Stationary/Fonts lead me to
think that I should be getting the behaviour I expect. But then again, this
is a microsoft product.

Thanks in advance.
hj

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Most people send plain text because they prefer it over html and it's rude
to change the format on a reply, except in a few circumstances where
switching to html allows you to better emphasize text or make tabular data
easier to read and you know the person uses an html capable mail client. You
should not convert it to html just because you like it better.

What font do you use for plain text? Which editor do you use? I know using
Word and Arial for plain text, it uses Arial if I convert to html.

Outlook doesn't have the capabilities to always convert to HTML - you'll
need to select it on each message that you want to convert to html.

--
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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[hugh jass]

I use Arial for everything.
As far as editor, I am just using OL. Prefer not to use Word for something
simple like email exchange.

Most people send plain text because they prefer it over html and it's rude
to change the format on a reply, except in a few circumstances where
switching to html allows you to better emphasize text or make tabular data
easier to read and you know the person uses an html capable mail client.
You should not convert it to html just because you like it better.

What font do you use for plain text? Which editor do you use? I know using
Word and Arial for plain text, it uses Arial if I convert to html.

Outlook doesn't have the capabilities to always convert to HTML - you'll
need to select it on each message that you want to convert to html.

--
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/

How can I set this up so that it ALWAYS replies in HTML format with my
chosen font?
Sometimes I receive emails in ASCII and my reply automatically goes to
text.

When I go to change the Format to HTML, Times New Roman is the font and I
prefer Arial.
Have made all these choices in Tools -> Options -> Mail Format tab.
The selections I've made to Message format and Stationary/Fonts lead me
to
think that I should be getting the behaviour I expect. But then again,
this
is a microsoft product.

Thanks in advance.
hj

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if you use Arial for plain text, then it should be Arial when you switch to
html.

--

I use Arial for everything.
As far as editor, I am just using OL. Prefer not to use Word for
something simple like email exchange.

Most people send plain text because they prefer it over html and it's
rude to change the format on a reply, except in a few circumstances where
switching to html allows you to better emphasize text or make tabular
data easier to read and you know the person uses an html capable mail
client. You should not convert it to html just because you like it
better.

What font do you use for plain text? Which editor do you use? I know
using Word and Arial for plain text, it uses Arial if I convert to html.

Outlook doesn't have the capabilities to always convert to HTML - you'll
need to select it on each message that you want to convert to html.

--
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/

How can I set this up so that it ALWAYS replies in HTML format with my
chosen font?
Sometimes I receive emails in ASCII and my reply automatically goes to
text.

When I go to change the Format to HTML, Times New Roman is the font and
I
prefer Arial.
Have made all these choices in Tools -> Options -> Mail Format tab.
The selections I've made to Message format and Stationary/Fonts lead me
to
think that I should be getting the behaviour I expect. But then again,
this
is a microsoft product.

Thanks in advance.
hj