Outlook 2003, Word 2007

[Dave]

I have purchased Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 and installed
it on my computer. This package does not include Outlook 2007. I
have still installed on my computer Outlook 2003.

I have Outlook configured to use Word as my text editor and to read
rich-text emails.

When using Outlook to write a new email, the machine gives an error
message and says that it can't find Word 2003, and reverts instead to
the Outlook text editor.

Is there a way to guide Outlook 2003 to utilize Word 2007?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, that's not possible.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave - If you have ticked the box to use Word as your editor, it should
direct it to the Word version installed (it does however say Word 2003).

I have a problem in that when Word is set as my email editor - hen when i
copy and past pictires or logos from old emails, they don't display (only a
large open space and a rectangle when you click on the space). When i use
Outlook Text Editor it works. I cannot figure out why....

FRED

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, Outlook can use as its "WordMail" editor only a compatible version of Word. Mixing Outlook 2003 and Word 2007 won't work.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Thanks Sue

Do you have any suggestions as to why i cannot see pictures that i have
inserted into previous emails when i copy them again into a new email?

This only happens when Word 2003 is set as my emai editor.

This is s new problem (new laptop) - on my old laptop, there was no problem.

FRED

 

[Guest]

Sue,

Do you anticipate a patch in future that will allow the use of Word 2007 as
Outlook 2003's email text editor?

Dan

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

No, why would/should Microsoft do that?

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

No. They have never issued patches to make older versions of Word work with
Outlook and I don't expect they will do the reverse now.