Re: Problem with signature formatting - Outlook 2003 & Exchange 2K

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From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] (suemvp_at_outlookcode.com)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:08:40 -0400

Add three spaces to the beginning of each line. This should prevent
Outlook's automatic plain text line reformatting from touching those lines
on recipients' machines. (I'm guessing that the reformatting also kicks in
during print preview.) 

-- 
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
     Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
     Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
     http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
"Thundersmash" <thundersmash@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ej5khLNdEHA.384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I'm running Outlook 2003 on my machine and am having an extremely
irritating
> problem with the signature formatting.  I compose my messages in text and
my
> signature is text - no html.  In the signature setup and in the compose
> window of my messages my signature looks fine:
>
> My Name
> Position, Unit
> Region
> Company
> Phone: 333.333.3333
> Fax: 333.333.3333
> Web: http://web.address.com
>
> However, when I print or print preview, it looks like this:
>
> My Name
> Position, Unit Region Company
> Phone: 333.333.3333
> Fax: 333.333.3333
> Web: http://web.address.com
>
> So the second, third, and fourth lines get smashed together.  I have
> re-created the signature from scratch, and even tried importing the
> signature from a text file.  The same strange behavior happens.  When I
get
> replies back from those I've sent messages to, I notice that they received
> my signature with the screwed up formatting as well.
>
> This looks like a bug to me .. I've taken a screenshot of the compose
> message screen with the signature looking fine, saved out an Adobe Acrobat
> of the print preview, and saved out a reply message from someone that
shows
> my signature with the screwed up formatting.  I called MS Technical
Support
> to try and find someone I could send these documents to, but I was asked
to
> charge a $200+ fee as I'm connected to an Exchange2K server.
>
> Any ideas?  Is this a known issue?  I searched Google for a few phrases I
> thought may pick this up and haven't seen anything relevant yet.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

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