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Microsoft Outlook 2003

Jul 31, 2005 10:25AM PDT

Does anyone know the DEFAULT settings in MS Outlook 2003 under Tools>Options>Mail Format, in the Message Format section if the following two items were checked or unchecked:

Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to edit e-mail messages

Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to read Rich Text e-mail messages

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Just me.
Jul 31, 2005 10:31AM PDT

Since I didn't install Word 2003, the items are not listed.

Bob

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(NT) (NT) Thanks Bob
Jul 31, 2005 10:52AM PDT
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Found the answer
Jul 31, 2005 11:49AM PDT

browsing the Microsoft Help: (Answer Below)

''In previous versions of Microsoft Outlook, the default e-mail editor was the Outlook editor. You could change the editor to Microsoft Word if you wanted. In this version (2003), the default e-mail editor is Word.''