Reading Outlook 2002 Mail in Plain Text

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Hi there:

I recently moved over to Outlook from Outlook Express. The version of Outlook I 'own' is Outlook XP/2002 which I have running on Windows XP.

In Outlook Express I could choose to read all my email in plain text. If I wanted, I could choose to display the HTML in an HTML-formatted email by pressing ALT+SHIFT+H.

I've read the MS knowledgebase article that explains how to read all my email in plain text in Outlook 2002. But is there a similar keyboard combination or some other way that I can choose to see the HTML?

Daddy
 
<sigh> Oh well...

Thanks for the link to Outlook Tips. It's just what I need.

Daddy

Diane Poremsky said:
No, you can't quickly convert to HTML using Outlook 2002.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040603.htm

Chilton preview will display the messages in plain text in preview and allow
you to open them to read as HTML
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/8392/

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/








Daddy said:
Hi there:

I recently moved over to Outlook from Outlook Express. The version of
Outlook I 'own' is Outlook XP/2002 which I have running on Windows XP.

In Outlook Express I could choose to read all my email in plain text. If I
wanted, I could choose to display the HTML in an HTML-formatted email by
pressing ALT+SHIFT+H.

I've read the MS knowledgebase article that explains how to read all my
email in plain text in Outlook 2002. But is there a similar keyboard
combination or some other way that I can choose to see the HTML?

Daddy
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Well, whaddaya know...

Your website has already paid dividends to me! I was looking at the Attachment Options add-in referenced on the website - which I installed - and guess what it includes? An option to "Read all email as Plain Text". Not the same as OE's toggle, but now I don't have to go mucking around in the registry, which I try to avoid.

Thanks again.

Daddy

<sigh> Oh well...

Thanks for the link to Outlook Tips. It's just what I need.

Daddy

Diane Poremsky said:
No, you can't quickly convert to HTML using Outlook 2002.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040603.htm

Chilton preview will display the messages in plain text in preview and allow
you to open them to read as HTML
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/8392/

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/








Daddy said:
Hi there:

I recently moved over to Outlook from Outlook Express. The version of
Outlook I 'own' is Outlook XP/2002 which I have running on Windows XP.

In Outlook Express I could choose to read all my email in plain text. If I
wanted, I could choose to display the HTML in an HTML-formatted email by
pressing ALT+SHIFT+H.

I've read the MS knowledgebase article that explains how to read all my
email in plain text in Outlook 2002. But is there a similar keyboard
combination or some other way that I can choose to see the HTML?

Daddy
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