how do I change the default mail format for message replies?

"Nick London" Nick wrote in message
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Rather than change the format of the message, I have found that going to
this location (WinXP machine, Outlook 2007):

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures

and changing the RTF signature files to match my HTML signature files does
what I need it to do, as suggested by someone further along in this thread.

That's what I do as well. I make sure my variously formatted signatures files
explicitly contain what I want.

I find the whole "don't be rude and change the format of the mail message"
conversation to be quite amusing: some of it almost verging on zealotry. If
A
sends B something in plain text, but B wants HTML, is that rude of A to use
plain text? Apparently not.

Since A initiated the message, A has no way of knowing what B can accept, so
it's not "rude" to use Plian Text even though B can accept (and maybe prefers)
HTML. A simply can't know what B would like. B, however, clearly knows what
A would like because B received a clear indication of it.

That said, I think you're correct. Some of the posters seem a little
fanatical about it. It's similar to the "top- or bottom-post" debate, more
religious than substantive.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Manually, on each message as you reply. Outlook does not support changing it
via an option because it's rude to change the format on replies - if the
sender uses a specific format, it's very likely they have a reason, such as
they don't like the larger message sizes of HTML (if they pay by the minute,
such as when using a cell phone modem) or they use a client that can't
handle HTML.



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"Chris" wrote in message
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I know how to change the format of individual replies. How can I change
the
default mail format to HTML for all replies?

I agree with everyone that wants to send, reply, receive, and/or foward a
message in the format of choice. I get text but I want to send html,
rich-text or whatever. This would be a great help.

Then you would need to Open, Edit and change it.

Brainball wrote:
I agree with everyone that wants to send, reply, receive, and/or foward a
message in the format of choice. I get text but I want to send html,
rich-text or whatever. This would be a great help.

"Brainball" wrote in message
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I agree with everyone that wants to send, reply, receive, and/or foward a
message in the format of choice. I get text but I want to send html,
rich-text or whatever. This would be a great help.

Do you not think it's a touch arrogant to reply in a different format to the
mail you have received?

Gordon wrote:

"Brainball" wrote in message
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I agree with everyone that wants to send, reply, receive, and/or foward a
message in the format of choice. I get text but I want to send html,
rich-text or whatever. This would be a great help.


Do you not think it's a touch arrogant to reply in a different format to
the mail you have received?

This is a self solving issue. He receives text, replies in RTF, his
reply gets flushed by the recipient.

it sucks, that there in not an option....Groupwise would do it..
"FLINT" wrote:

Brian,
I disagree with you completely, and apparently more than a few others do
as well. We want to be able to set Outlook to Forward & Reply in HTML.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

mjedge808 wrote:

I don't consider it necessarily "rude" to change the format.
Sometimes it's needed. My issue is that sometimes I have a text
email with active hyperlinks that I need to forward.

Text mail does not contain active hyperlinks. It cannot. If you see a
hyperlink that appears active it is because Outlook is being kind to you,
scanning your plain text message and making active anything that it thinks
is a hyperlink. It is something happening on your user interface only. The
message itself doesn't contain active links.

When I try to
forward it, the links become inactive. If I could set all my
forwards to be HTML or Rich Text, those links would remain active.
Which is what I need. This is also the case in some replies, where a
previous link needs to be active.

Outlook always uses the format of the original message when replying or
forwarding. It's really a simple matter to train yourself to click the
Format button and choose the format you want each time.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"William" wrote in message
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it sucks, that there in not an option....Groupwise would do it..

And do you not think it grossly arrogant to reply in a different format to
the one that was sent to you?

Brian,

Regardless of whether or not you are paid to be here, the point of
discussion boards and forums such as this is to offer input, advice, and
helpful solutions to people who come here in search of answers to specific
problems.

Such input is to be given in a professional, courteous manner - as you would
expect someone to answer you. Your comments in this discussion thread are
demeaning and rude.

If this is the manner in which you conduct yourself in discussion forums,
than I think you are missing the point.

Whether or not you work for Microsoft, your curt replies in this post have
certainly put a bad taste in my mouth.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Shawn wrote:

Apparently Microsoft is "untrainable"

Tell me again why I'm not using a MAC???

No one here will care if you switch to a Mac.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"FusionProd" wrote in message
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Your comments in this discussion thread are demeaning and rude.

Since when is it rude to tell someone neither I nor anyone else will care if
they use a Mac? Sorry if the truth offends you.

Why are you commenting on a thread that's already gone from most servers? The
last time I posted in this thread was February 26 and it was certainly not the
message you decided to quote. Selecting only what you want to see is a
self-fulfilling prophesy..

Whether or not you work for Microsoft, your curt replies in this post have
certainly put a bad taste in my mouth.

So, killfile me. I won't care about that, either. Sorry if that offends you.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]