Re: How do I save to Microsoft Word Document format?

From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] (suemvp_at_outlookcode.com)
Date: 07/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:51:54 -0400

See if you have an option in Tools | Options | Mail format to read incoming
messages with WordMail. That should help.

Also, all three normal formats for saving messages as documents are readable
by Word -- txt, rtf, and htm.

-- 
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
     Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
     Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
     http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
news:%23tejGBndEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Incoming is what I am interested in.
>
> I checked a lot of my emails - if I look at everything from one person,
some
> can be saved as Word, some not.  If there is forwarded email from other
> systems I am more likely to not be able to save it in Word, but can
> sometimes.
>
> Then I looked at the same emails in Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000, and found
> that some emails I can save in Word in Outlook 98, I can't in 2000, and
vice
> versa!
>
> There doesn't seem to be any consistency.
>
> I am quite confused here - we need to save these all in Word, including
the
> attachments.
>
> Mich
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:eLtK1YmdEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Incoming or sent messages?
> >
> > -- 
> > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> > Author of
> >      Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> >      Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> >      http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
> >
> >
> > "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23x1P79ldEHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > There are three machines in our office with Outlook 98 or 2000 on
them.
> > >
> > > The 98 and 2000 machines I use have Word set up as the email editor,
and
> I
> > > can use "Save as" to save an email in Microsoft Word Document format,
> > > including the attachments.
> > >
> > > The other Outlook 2000 machine was set up to use Rich Text format as
the
> > > email editor, and only had the choice of saving as .html, Rich text,
or
> > > Text.  There was no option to save as Microsoft Word Document format.
> > > I changed the default email editor to Microsoft Word.
> > > I went into Tools, options, Mail format, and selected the check box
for
> > > Microsoft Word.
> > > There was also a drop-down box where I selected Rich Text format,
rather
> > > than html or text.
> > >
> > > I closed and reopened Outlook, but the user still cannot 'save as' to
> Word
> > > format.
> > >
> > > What else do I need to change so he can save his emails to Microsoft
> Word
> > > Document format?  (They will be stored in a folder accessible to
several
> > > people)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mich
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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