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RIPSNORT - 13 Jul 2007 01:32 GMT

How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one break a
solid line to the left in the reply, as for example Eudora allows one to do?

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Leonard Grey - 13 Jul 2007 01:37 GMT

To start, you ask in a newsgroup for Microsoft Outlook:

news:microsoft.public.outlook

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Leonard Grey
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> How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one break a
> solid line to the left in the reply, as for example Eudora allows one to do?

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RIPSNORT - 13 Jul 2007 10:56 GMT

> To start, you ask in a newsgroup for Microsoft Outlook:
>
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> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est

Oh my ... how delightfully stupid of me, and what an intelligent reply on
your part Leonard. This was very helpful. Thanks.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 13 Jul 2007 15:34 GMT

> How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one break a
> solid line to the left in the reply, as for example Eudora allows one to
> do?

Don't use HTML
Or click the Decrease Indentation toolbar button.
Is anything from Norton (Symantec) installed?

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RIPSNORT - 14 Jul 2007 01:54 GMT

> > How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one break a
> > solid line to the left in the reply, as for example Eudora allows one to
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> Or click the Decrease Indentation toolbar button.
> Is anything from Norton (Symantec) installed?

Thank you for your reply. These very indents as shown here in this reply is
what I'd like to see in plain text / html replies. Microsoft stated years ago
they were aware of that problem and had no intention of fixing it. Why did
they become so stubborn on that beats me.

I was wondering (and of course do think so) whether Outlook went on this
same course, which obviously they have. My question is again ... is there a
way to have these indents before each statement in a reply and also, is there
a way to break the solid line to the left in replies.

I am wondering also why you say do not use html, other than the solid line
cannot be broken as in Eudora and there is no > (indents). But I notice the
plain text does not show me the indents either, thus making it more difficult
to the one I am replying to to understand who is saying what. I understand we
can break off their paragraphs by adding the >>>> but isn't it easier to go
the way Eudora does.

To answer your question regarding Symantec products ... let me assure you
this is not the problem. Norton Internet Security is installed and running
flawlessly with Vista Home Premium.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 14 Jul 2007 14:47 GMT

>> > How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one
>> > break a
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> this is not the problem. Norton Internet Security is installed and running
> flawlessly with Vista Home Premium.

I guess I should have numbered my answers. The first two lines were two
different answers to your question.

I don't use HTML (except very rarely) because it causes much bigger
messages. However you should be aware that if the sender uses MIME/Quoted
Printable WinMail will not place a quote character in front of their lines
in your plain text reply.

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RIPSNORT - 14 Jul 2007 16:30 GMT

Thanks for the response Frank. But the answer to my question remains aloof
... which question is ... is there a way within Outlook to have the >
(indents) there automatically when one hits the reply. Also regarding the
solid line to the left (assuming it can be placed there) in a reply, can this
solid line be broken when responding to different sentences / paragraphs, say
the way Eudora allows it to be done.

> >> > How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one
> >> > break a
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> Printable WinMail will not place a quote character in front of their lines
> in your plain text reply.

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Donald Anadell - 14 Jul 2007 19:18 GMT

Hi,

I don't know about any version of Outlook other than 2002(Which is the
version I have installed with Office for Windows XP). And I don't use it
as my default Email client, but rather I use Outlook Express.

However, looking at my copy of Outlook, it would appear that in order to set
the ">" indent on previous text when Replying or Forwarding messages with
Outlook you would click on "Tools||Options...||Preferences||E-mail
Options...". Under the heading "On Replys and Forwards" set both boxes to
read "Prefix each line or the original message".

My version of Outlook only has on character that can be used for prefixing
text and that is the greater than character ">", whereas Outlook Express
gives the option of three different characters to be used.

Hope this is of some help,

Good luck,

Donald Anadell

> Thanks for the response Frank. But the answer to my question remains aloof
> ... which question is ... is there a way within Outlook to have the >
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>> lines
>> in your plain text reply.

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RIPSNORT - 14 Jul 2007 23:08 GMT

Thank you Donald for your helpful reply. Got the > (indent) to work on the
plain text messages, but the HTML format will of course have the solid line
on the left of what was previously written. It appears Microsoft is bent on
not allowing us to break that line, say as Eudora has had it for years. If
this cannot be overcome, why is it that Microsoft refuses to fix that?

> Hi,
>
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>
> Donald Anadell

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 15 Jul 2007 14:56 GMT

> Thank you Donald for your helpful reply. Got the > (indent) to work on the
> plain text messages, but the HTML format will of course have the solid
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> not allowing us to break that line, say as Eudora has had it for years. If
> this cannot be overcome, why is it that Microsoft refuses to fix that?

In HTML one of the buttons on the formatting toolbar is Decrease
Indentation. Try that.

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Robert Aldwinckle - 14 Jul 2007 23:41 GMT

> Thanks for the response Frank. But the answer to my question remains aloof
> ... which question is ... is there a way within Outlook to have the >
> (indents) there automatically when one hits the reply.

If this is really about Outlook why not ask in an Outlook NG?
My understanding is that there is some customizability in it?
Perhaps you could script what you want? Etc.

FWIW most of the quoting for NNTP messages you see done is by OE.
(Outlook Express.) It is done only for plain text messages.

> Also regarding the
> solid line to the left (assuming it can be placed there) in a reply, can this
> solid line be broken when responding to different sentences / paragraphs, say
> the way Eudora allows it to be done.

Again, I'm only familiar with OE. In this case you would be replying to
HTML and responding in HTML. It is possible to insert new text without
the bar but it is not very convenient. It involves using the Decrease Indent
Format command after inserting a blank line (which originally gets the bar when
it is inserted. You can also use the Source pane (when View, Source Edit
is checked) and then edit the generated HTML appropriately.

Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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>> >> > How does one get the > before sentences in a reply, or how can one
>> >> > break a
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>> Printable WinMail will not place a quote character in front of their lines
>> in your plain text reply.

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