Reply in Plain Text only Outllook 2003

[Guest]

The replies I send to new email are sent in plain text with plain text
selected on the format menu and not able to be changed. I can reply to old
emails normally. I have blue-Ariel seletect as my reply font and it is black
when I reply to new emails. Any suggestions?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

are the messages you are replying to in plain text or html?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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[Guest]

Interesting. The problem emails are plain text and I didn't think to check
before. Does that mean I can only reply to plain text with plain text and my
colored font won't be used?
Thanks for the insight.

are the messages you are replying to in plain text or html?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

The replies I send to new email are sent in plain text with plain text
selected on the format menu and not able to be changed. I can reply to old
emails normally. I have blue-Ariel seletect as my reply font and it is
black
when I reply to new emails. Any suggestions?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Interesting. The problem emails are plain text and I didn't think to
check before. Does that mean I can only reply to plain text with
plain text and my colored font won't be used?

Correct. Outlook replies using the same format as the original. It's only
good manners to respond with Plain Text to a person writing to you in Plain
Text. If they'd wanted all the formatting cruft, they'd have asked for it
with a formatted message.