[Missouri-l] Fw: [acb-l] Preventing OE Outlook Express From Prefixing Quoted Lines

[Jeanne Fike]

I forward the following that some of you may find it useful.
    Jeanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Lingard" <b.lingard at sympatico.ca>
To: <acb-l at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:56 PM
Subject: [acb-l] Preventing OE Outlook Express From Prefixing Quoted Lines


> Ottawa Canada
> 
> Here are step-by-step instructions on how to prevent Outlook
> Express from prefixing quoted lines with a greater than (>).
> 
> 1. Start Outlook Express.
> 
> 2. Press alt plus "T" for the Tools Menu.
> 
> 3. Press "o" for Options.
> 
> 4. This lands you on the General Options Tab.  
> 
> 5. Press control plus Tab three times to land on the "Send Tab."
> 
> 6. Press Tab five times to reach "Reply to messages in the format
> in which they were sent" and de-select this option with the space
> bar.
> 
> 7. Press Tab twice and you should be on HTML.  Press down arrow
> once and select plain text with the space bar.
> 
> 8. Press Tab and select "Plain Text."
> 
> 9. Press Tab and land on "HTML Settings" button and press this
> button with the space bar.
> 
> 10.  Press Tab four times and land on "Indent message on reply"
> and de-select this option with the space bar.
> 11.  Press Tab once and land on automatically wrap text a" and
> use cursor up or down to set this spin box to 65.
> 
> 12. Press Tab once to land on "OK" button and press with the
> space bar.
> 
> 13. Press Tab once to land on "Plain Text Settings" button and
> press the button with the space bar.
> 
> 14. Press Tab four times to land on "Automatically wrap text at"
> and use up or down cursor keys to set this spin box to 65.
> 
> 15. Press Tab once.  You land on "Indent the original text with."
> De-select this option with the space bar.
> 
> 16. Press Tab once to land on "OK" button and press the button
> with the space bar.
> 
> 17. Press Tab five times to land on "OK" button and press the
> button with the space bar.
> 
> 18. Congratulations!  You have just selected:
> 
> .Plain Text for your outgoing messages and news;
> .Word wrap at column 65,, the norm for most letters;
> .Turned off indenting of quoted lines and the evil greater than
> prefix.
> 
> It is a good idea to review all of the settings on the various
> option tabs and change any you don't like.  However if you don't
> know what an option does, leave it alone!
> 
> Happy e---mailing!
> 
> Brian
> Brian K. Lingard
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