OL97: Internet Mail Reply Does not Add Angle Bracket

ID: Q167142

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Outlook 97
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you reply to an e-mail message using the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch for Microsoft Outlook 97 (IMEP) with Microsoft Word 97 set as the e- mail editor (WordMail) and Reply Ticking on, the original text is not marked with angle brackets (>).

CAUSE

The AutoFormat feature in WordMail replaces the angle brackets (>) with a paragraph indent when the message is opened. Outlook cannot override WordMail's AutoFormat feature.

MORE INFORMATION

The Internet Mail service, provided by the IMEP, allows you to mark original text in an e-mail reply with a special character. This character precedes each line of original text and is usually a greater than sign, a colon, or a vertical line (>, :, |). "Reply Ticking" or "Ticks" is the name commonly used for this reply convention.

Keywords          : GnrlIMEP 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: June 3, 1998