Comments for Why doesn't my email format properly in Outlook?

Comment from KRS on 2009-11-12

2009-11-12T19:28:19Z

Thank you so much! I had done this accidentally in the past, but forgot how to fix it!

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Comment from Alan on 2009-09-09

2009-09-09T20:11:14Z

This is not much of a comment more like a questions I wasn;t sure how to post it. I am using Outlook 2003 and on the New mail the spacing is set for 1 space but it tyoes and indents like its 1.5 spacing. I can not figure out for the life me how to fix this issue. Could some please help me on this issue.

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Comment from Lisa Gaglio on 2009-02-04

2009-02-04T18:34:21Z

When I forward an email that contains an animated gif, the recipient only sees a box with an "x" in the corner. Yet, when I forward it to msyelf, I do see the animated gif.
Also: when I receive an email an email, a "J" appears where I know the sender had typed: ":-)". Whose format needs to be changed? Both of ours is set to HTML.

thanks!

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Comment from nicole on 2009-01-29

2009-01-29T22:35:35Z

I have a Mac. My boss has a PC with Outlook Explorer. When he receives my emails he has little boxes where there are spaces and two boxes for bullets. I type in plain text arial 8 pt. I have to figure out how to get his email to view mine properly. Please help! This has been an on going issue that I have to solve.

To begin with there's no such thing as "Outlook Explorer" - there's either Outlook, or Outlook Express.

In either case, chances are there's a setting for "encoding" that is somehow incompatible between whatever email program you're using and the recipients. Unofortunately you didn't say what email program you use, so I can't guide you as the setting, but it's likely called "encoding", and might have values like "ASCII", "UTF-8", "Quoted Printable" and similar. Try changing that setting.

- Leo
06-Feb-2009

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Comment from Jean Scott on 2009-01-12

2009-01-13T05:48:19Z

Hiw can I get my spell check to work in outlook express

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Comment from Meg on 2008-03-04

2008-03-04T16:19:15Z

Leo,
I would love to just type words, but unfortunately for my workplace, we are required to have bullets, bold/italic and occasionally color for our company emails. My Word editor is no problem, but unfortunately, when my colleague sets up email, she has problems with consistent font size and type. Any suggestions for those of us who must use bullets, bold/italic font, etc.? Thanks.

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Comment from Len Hoyt on 2008-01-07

2008-01-07T17:48:34Z

why does email formatting get lost from outlook to outlook express?
I use outlook in office 2003 pro. I use word as the email editor. I send formatted emails with attachments & when I send it to my home email, which is Outlook express, it loses the formatting & the attachments. However, if I send it to some else & they send to me, all the formatting & attachments are there??

I don't get it. Can you help??

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Comment from Faith on 2007-09-04

2007-09-05T05:59:40Z

Hi, my name is Faith. I want to know why my e-mails have strikethrough line. I suspected the virus or spyware but I have made some scans. Do you know how to fix the problem. Please give me the solution because I am desperate

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Comment from Bob on 2007-07-29

2007-07-29T18:09:36Z

I try to set to plain or RTF, but the instructions are ignored! If I check, I do not have html format set, but every email I open or reply to is in HTML format. Further, it takes forever to open and keystrokes get accepted at about 1 per minute. sometimes if I reset the internet format, then reselect rtf or plain, the problem is solved, but next time I open outlook, its ignoring the settings. Anyone seen that slick feature?

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Comment from David Inquieti on 2007-07-11

2007-07-11T09:51:04Z

Have you noticed how "Always Use My Fonts" is totally ignored by Outlook. Also, Auto Correct doesn't work in html messages, and when it is working - months are not capitalized after numbers. When are you most likely to use a month?

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Comment from ishaq on 2007-04-29

2007-04-30T05:59:47Z

how can i make my outlook 2003 compose page word as defualt to check the spell and grammer

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Comment from sherlande cherilus on 2006-12-20

2006-12-21T03:08:06Z

I'm having trouble checking my email i need to know why?

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Comment from Nick Tate on 2006-08-22

2006-08-22T23:56:32Z

I feel your pain too! I use Outlook Express and it just seems to ignore the settings for composing email. I have set it to use plain text and not to reply in the format sent, but it still wants to compose in HTML even though it ultimately sends text only.

It also ignores the font set as the compose font. It also indents replies to some messages and not others.

Any Ideas?

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Comment from Eli Coten on 2006-06-03

2006-06-03T23:18:25Z

I can't stand the Outlook/Word/Any Microsoft HTML GUI Editor. They're all the same, whether its Outlook for email, Word for email (even worse), Word for Web Publishing, Front Page or Publisher they all make a huge mess of the code and it usually doesn't display in a browser the same as it displays in the editor anyway. Even it it does it would only work in Internet Explorer thereby excluding anyone not using Windows, or Windows users who prefer alternative browsers.

Interesting note: Ask Leo weekly newsletter is sent out in HTML (albeit very clean & tidy code), rather than plain text.

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