Tuesday, October 25, 2005
You can control the appearance of your e-mail replies in several reader-friendly ways in Outlook. To set the format of a reply message, follow these simple steps.
Choose Tools, Options (or press Alt, T, O).
The Options dialog box opens.
Click the E-mail Options button (or press M).
The E-mail Options dialog box appears.
Click the scroll-down button (triangle) at the right end of the When Replying to a Message box.
A menu of options drops down. The Include and Indent Original Message Text is the default option. The diagram to the right of the scroll-down menu illustrates how the message will be laid out when you choose each option.
Choose the style that you prefer to use for replies and click OK.
Choose Tools, Options (or press Alt, T, O).
The Options dialog box opens.
Click the E-mail Options button (or press M).
The E-mail Options dialog box appears.
Click the scroll-down button (triangle) at the right end of the When Replying to a Message box.
A menu of options drops down. The Include and Indent Original Message Text is the default option. The diagram to the right of the scroll-down menu illustrates how the message will be laid out when you choose each option.
Choose the style that you prefer to use for replies and click OK.
