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I have Outlook 2002. When I compose a new message, the formatting is hard to read by the recipeint because my text goes right across the text body. I have noticed that emails I receive from other people are narrower columns which are easier to read

How do I create narrower paragraphs on new messages? And how do I create narrower paragraphs when I reply to an email I have received

Thanks in advance for your help

Howard
 
Assuming these are plain text formatted messages: Go to Tools | Options |
Mail Format | Internet Format -- the setting is in the "Plain Text" section
("Automatically wrap text at X characters"). The default is 76 characters,
I believe.

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Thanks for your help. I did exactly as you mentioned, but in either plain text or HTML the column width text still goes to the end of the page, even though I changed to 50 characters from default 76

Any further advice greatly appreciated

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----

Assuming these are plain text formatted messages: Go to Tools | Options
Mail Format | Internet Format -- the setting is in the "Plain Text" sectio
("Automatically wrap text at X characters"). The default is 76 characters
I believe

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Jocelyn Fiorell
MVP - Outloo

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reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. **


In Howard wrote
 
Are you using Word as your e-mail editor?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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Howard said:
Thanks for your help. I did exactly as you mentioned, but in either
plain text or HTML the column width text still goes to the end of the
page, even though I changed to 50 characters from default 76!

Any further advice greatly appreciated.

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

Assuming these are plain text formatted messages: Go to Tools |
Options | Mail Format | Internet Format -- the setting is in the
"Plain Text" section ("Automatically wrap text at X
characters"). The default is 76 characters, I believe.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
thread. ***


In
Howard said:
I have Outlook 2002. When I compose a new message, the
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formatting > is hard to read by the recipeint because my text
goes right across > the text body. I have noticed that emails
I receive from other > people are narrower columns which are
easier to read. >> How do I create narrower paragraphs on new
messages? And how do I > create narrower paragraphs when I reply
to an email I have received? >> Thanks in advance for your help.
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No, just Outlook

Thanks for help so far

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----

Are you using Word as your e-mail editor

--
Jocelyn Fiorell
MVP - Outloo

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- pleas
reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. **


In Howard wrote
Thanks for your help. I did exactly as you mentioned, but in eithe
plain text or HTML the column width text still goes to the end of th
page, even though I changed to 50 characters from default 76
Any further advice greatly appreciated
----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----
Assuming these are plain text formatted messages: Go to Tools
Click to expand...
Options | Mail Format | Internet Format -- the setting is in th
"Plain Text" section ("Automatically wrap text at
characters"). The default is 76 characters, I believe
-
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Jocelyn Fiorell
MVP - Outloo
*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -
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please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the messag
thread. **formatting > is hard to read by the recipeint because my tex
goes right across > the text body. I have noticed that email
I receive from other > people are narrower columns which ar
easier to read. >> How do I create narrower paragraphs on ne
messages? And how do I > create narrower paragraphs when I repl
to an email I have received? >> Thanks in advance for your help
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Are you sure the recipients are receiving your messages with the wrong line
length? You won't see the wrapping as you type, but it should show up right
on their end...

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


In
Howard said:
No, just Outlook.

Thanks for help so far.

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

Are you using Word as your e-mail editor?

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
thread. ***


In
Howard said:
Thanks for your help. I did exactly as you mentioned, but in
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either > plain text or HTML the column width text still goes to
the end of the > page, even though I changed to 50 characters
from default 76! >> Any further advice greatly appreciated.
----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----
Assuming these are plain text formatted messages: Go to
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Tools | > Options | Mail Format | Internet Format -- the
setting is in the > "Plain Text" section ("Automatically
wrap text at X > characters"). The default is 76
characters, I believe. >> --
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook
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answered -- > please reply only to the newsgroup to
preserve the message > thread. ***>
Howard wrote: >>> I have Outlook 2002. When I compose a new
message, the > formatting > is hard to read by the
recipeint because my text > goes right across > the text
body. I have noticed that emails > I receive from other >
people are narrower columns which are > easier to read. >>
How do I create narrower paragraphs on new > messages? And
how do I > create narrower paragraphs when I reply > to an
email I have received? >> Thanks in advance for your help. >>>
Howard
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That seems to have helped. It doesn't come out at the number of characters I enter, but still, it is an improvement

Thanks

Howard
 
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