Outlook 2000---Autotext-type entry possible?

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Our office runs Outlook 2000. The secretaries want to be
able to have something like the Word autotext feature
that will automatically insert text which is used
frequently (i.e. our letterhead, or a "Confidentiality
Statement"). I am conversant with Word macros but not
Outlook..would a macro be the way to go? Or, what would?

Thanks!

Krista
 
Why not use word as the editor?

If you'd rather buy a solution, look at email templates (emailtemplates.com)
or active words (activewords.com).

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Our primary word processing software is WordPerfect and
the users are reluctant to learn Word, so I'll check out
the products you suggested...thanks!
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Why not use word as the editor?

If you'd rather buy a solution, look at email templates (emailtemplates.com)
or active words (activewords.com).

--
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)


Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
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Krista said:
Our office runs Outlook 2000. The secretaries want to be
able to have something like the Word autotext feature
that will automatically insert text which is used
frequently (i.e. our letterhead, or a "Confidentiality
Statement"). I am conversant with Word macros but not
Outlook..would a macro be the way to go? Or, what would?

Thanks!

Krista
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Did you only install Outlook? If you own the office suite and word is
installed, they can use it for email only and IMHO, there really isn't much
to learn if they are only using it for email - certainly not much more than
they have to learn when switching from the outlook editor to WP. They won't
(or shouldn't) use or need most of the word features like styles etc for
email. The best thing is to try it on one computer and see what the user
thinks.

Of course, if you only own Outlook, then you'd need to purchase Word which
makes ActiveWords a better and more useful solution- it will work in all
applications too.

--
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/

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Our primary word processing software is WordPerfect and
the users are reluctant to learn Word, so I'll check out
the products you suggested...thanks!
-----Original Message-----
Why not use word as the editor?

If you'd rather buy a solution, look at email templates (emailtemplates.com)
or active words (activewords.com).

--
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)


Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/

Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the
Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/

Krista said:
Our office runs Outlook 2000. The secretaries want to be
able to have something like the Word autotext feature
that will automatically insert text which is used
frequently (i.e. our letterhead, or a "Confidentiality
Statement"). I am conversant with Word macros but not
Outlook..would a macro be the way to go? Or, what would?

Thanks!

Krista
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