Outlook 2003 andf Word 2003

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How can I make Outlook 2003 use Word 2003 as an email editor?

I have set the appropriate options in Tools / Options, so that Word is used
to both edit and read rtf messages.

When sending, (composing), messages I can use Word to edit with no
problem, as expected by selecting that option anyway.

However, if I try to send myself an rtf formatted message to test the
setup, it can only be displayed as plain text and the display is an Outlook
screen, rather than the expected Word screen.

I've tried 'Sending as a Rich Text' message and as 'Convert to HTML'.



Have I missed something obvious here?

I would rather like to know just how the recipient is most likely to see my
messages.
 
1) Don't send rtf to non-outlook users. For best results, only send RTF to
other Outlook users on your exchange server.

2) What type of mail account do you use? If exchange, the admin may disable
RTf to the internet, forcing everything to html or plain text. If other mail
servers are used, the RTF encoding is in a file called winmail.dat and may
be deleted or munged by the server, preventing outlook from using the
information in it.

--
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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have you unchecked the option to "read all standard mail in plain text"
tools..options...email options.. advanced options

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.outlook
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: Outlook 2003 andf Word 2003

1) Don't send rtf to non-outlook users. For best results, only send RTF to
other Outlook users on your exchange server.

2) What type of mail account do you use? If exchange, the admin may
disable RTf to the internet, forcing everything to html or plain text. If
other mail servers are used, the RTF encoding is in a file called
winmail.dat and may be deleted or munged by the server, preventing outlook
from using the information in it.

--
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/


Alanf said:
How can I make Outlook 2003 use Word 2003 as an email editor?

I have set the appropriate options in Tools / Options, so that Word is
used
to both edit and read rtf messages.

When sending, (composing), messages I can use Word to edit with no
problem, as expected by selecting that option anyway.

However, if I try to send myself an rtf formatted message to test the
setup, it can only be displayed as plain text and the display is an
Outlook
screen, rather than the expected Word screen.

I've tried 'Sending as a Rich Text' message and as 'Convert to HTML'.



Have I missed something obvious here?

I would rather like to know just how the recipient is most likely to see
my
messages.
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Diane Poremsky said:
1) Don't send rtf to non-outlook users. For best results, only send RTF to
other Outlook users on your exchange server.

2) What type of mail account do you use? If exchange, the admin may
disable RTf to the internet, forcing everything to html or plain text. If
other mail servers are used, the RTF encoding is in a file called
winmail.dat and may be deleted or munged by the server, preventing outlook
from using the information in it.

--
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/


Alanf said:
How can I make Outlook 2003 use Word 2003 as an email editor?

I have set the appropriate options in Tools / Options, so that Word is
used
to both edit and read rtf messages.

When sending, (composing), messages I can use Word to edit with no
problem, as expected by selecting that option anyway.

However, if I try to send myself an rtf formatted message to test the
setup, it can only be displayed as plain text and the display is an
Outlook
screen, rather than the expected Word screen.

I've tried 'Sending as a Rich Text' message and as 'Convert to HTML'.



Have I missed something obvious here?

I would rather like to know just how the recipient is most likely to see
my
messages.
Click to expand...
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Is any information available about when Outlook 2003's MOS test will be
released? It's the only announced 2003 Office test which is not yet on the
market. Can an Outlook MVP can direct me towards the most uptodate info?
Richard Chiang Pan, Washington, DC

Diane Poremsky said:
1) Don't send rtf to non-outlook users. For best results, only send RTF to
other Outlook users on your exchange server.

2) What type of mail account do you use? If exchange, the admin may disable
RTf to the internet, forcing everything to html or plain text. If other mail
servers are used, the RTF encoding is in a file called winmail.dat and may
be deleted or munged by the server, preventing outlook from using the
information in it.

--
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/


Alanf said:
How can I make Outlook 2003 use Word 2003 as an email editor?

I have set the appropriate options in Tools / Options, so that Word is
used
to both edit and read rtf messages.

When sending, (composing), messages I can use Word to edit with no
problem, as expected by selecting that option anyway.

However, if I try to send myself an rtf formatted message to test the
setup, it can only be displayed as plain text and the display is an
Outlook
screen, rather than the expected Word screen.

I've tried 'Sending as a Rich Text' message and as 'Convert to HTML'.



Have I missed something obvious here?

I would rather like to know just how the recipient is most likely to see
my
messages.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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