With HTML there are different tags for creating a new line or a paragraph (the double spaced line). When you press ENTER the HTML editor will create a new paragraph. To create a new line you must press SHIFT + ENTER.

Unfortunately this is easier said than done. The subfolder name Outlook creates
(on installation of Outlook) in the Temporary Internet Files folder is quite
random. It always starts with OLK but is followed by 2 random numbers or
letters. Also by default you cannot simply browse to the folder to clean it out. Getting to the Temporary Outlook Folder can still be accomplished in 2 easy steps though.

Step 1: Locate the folder

The folder location is stored in the registry in the following key;

Step 2: Get to the folder

1. Open the OutlookSecureTempFolder registry key from the location provided in Step 1.
2. Copy the path from the key.
3. Open Explorer
4. Paste the address in the Address Bar and press Enter

Use OutlookTools

Still not easy enough or just don’t want to go in the Registry to find the
folder location? I created a free tool called OutlookTools which can do the trick as well.

When a receiver whose client doesn’t support Rich Text format gets a message that has a Winmail.dat attachment it could be the case that any other attachment that got sent with the message will be in the Winmail.dat file and therefore inaccessible for the receiver.

To prevent this behavior make sure you don’t send Rich Text formatted messages
to people who do not support it. Microsoft Office Outlook and Outlook Express
both support Rich Text formatted messages.

From best to least compatible with other mailclients;

• Plain Text
• HTML
• Rich Text

Solution 1

When you mainly send to people who are using Microsoft Office Outlook and
want to continue using Rich Text formatted messages it is best you change the
format on a per message basis for the people who are not compatible with Rich
Text format.

1. Create a new message
2. Choose Format-> Plain Text
3. Once you have chosen for Plain Text you can use the Format menu again to change back to Rich Text or HTML

Solution 2

If you want to get rid of the Rich Text format default you can change this in Tools-> Options-> tab Mail Format. You can change to Rich Text just for one message.

When you are using Plain Text as default

1. Create a new message
2. Choose Format-> Rich Text

When you are using HTML as default

1. Create a new message
2. Choose Format-> Plain Text
3. Choose Format-> Rich Text

Solution 3

You can also change the default message format on a per user or even a per
e-mail address basis.

1. Open the contact from the Contacts folder
2. Double-click on the e-mail address of the contact
3. In the Internet Format dropdown list choose the format you
   want to use for this specific contact’s e-mail address

Read the pstread.txt file included in the zip before using the utility!
Click here to download.

For Outlook 2000 or 2002 on Win 98, NT, or 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=290684

For Outlook 2000 on Windows 2000:
(CW) http://support.microsoft.com/?id=275465
(IMO) http://support.microsoft.com/?id=259416

For all Outlook versions on Windows XP (including Outlook Express):
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=264672

For in a NT domain:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321652

Add-ins

Most add-ins are shown in Tools-> Options-> tab Other-> button
Advanced Options…-> button Add-In Manager or button COM Add-ins. Here you
can disable or uninstall them. It is very likely that the add-in will also show
in Control Panel-> Add/Remove Programs. Check with the supplier if there are
updates for your product.

Programs

Programs that integrate with Outlook are not always shown as an add-in as well.
In this case you'll have to disable the integration in the program itself. See
the documentation of that program on how to disable it. If the integration is
the key of the program (like it is with synchronization software) make sure you
close that program after or before closing Outlook or it will keep Outlook open.

Programs that tend to keep Outlook open are;

• Fax software
• Virus scanners
• Anti-spam filters
• Synchronization software (for e.g. your PDA or cell phone)

Tip 1

Disabling the integration of your virus scanner doesn't
increase (or decrease) the risk of infection by a virus. The on access scanner
of the virus scanner¹⁾ will suffice. Also note that Outlook doesn't allow code
execution²⁾ in the Reading/Preview Pane so you can't get infected by a virus by
using the Reading/Preview Pane to read messages.

Tip 2

If you use synchronization software for your PDA in most
cases removing the PDA from its cradle before you close Outlook will suffice and
let Outlook close successfully.

Outlook 2000 hangs if you try to quit Outlook 2000 after Microsoft Office
Outlook 2003 was used to open your mailbox or if another user viewed your shared
Calendar with Outlook 2003.

See KB 834005 and call
Microsoft support to obtain the fix (free of charge)

¹⁾Depending on your virus scanner the on access scanner is also
known as 'real time scanner', 'auto protect' or 'Virus Shield'

²⁾You must have installed the e-mail security update
for this when using Outlook 2000 or Outlook 98. For Outlook 98 click

here to download. For Outlook 2000 make sure you've installed

Service Pack 3

If you are not in an Exchange environment you can create a rule that replies
on all e-mails. The downside of this is that you’ll have to have your
Outlook open all the time for the rules to process. Make sure you set some
exceptions (for instance based on the subject field so it will not reply on
subject with e.g. reply, failed, undeliverable, etc…) otherwise you could
create endless mailloops between two mailservers and those can be a real
threat to the mailservers!

The rule could end up looking something like this;


Apply this rule after the message arrives
(set no conditions to reply to every mail)
reply using a specific template
except if the subject contains specific words


Use an add-in

DS Development has an Auto Reply Manager which lets you easily set lots of auto reply settings.
If you decide to order use “BF453F39″ to get a discount.

Auto Reply Manager allows you to easily define and send auto email replies right from your desktop, notifying your contacts that you are away, confirming incoming email messages or simply sending custom email templates.

• By editing the registry so it behaves like previous versions of Outlook
• By setting the defaults to use Outlook Express
• By starting the Outlook Express Newsreader from a
  shortcut
• Looking for a
  newsreader add-in?

Method 1: Edit the registry so it behaves like
previous versions of Outlook

This method simply adds the registry key that machines running a previous version of Outlook also have. This will allow you to choose Microsoft Office Outlook as the default newsreader in Internet Options.

1. Download this zip-file and unpack the registry file
2. Double click the registry file to import it (you must be logged on as an administrator to do this)
3. Go to Start-> Control Panel-> Internet Options-> tab Programs and set the dropdown list for Newsgroups to Microsoft Office Outlook.
4. If you still don’t see the Go-> News option in Outlook you must reset your Tool Bar

Method 2: Setting the defaults to use Outlook Express

Make sure the options are set correctly in Internet Options

1. Go to Internet Options by using Start-> Control Panel-> Internet Options
2. In Internet Options go to the Programs tab
3. For Newsgroups set Outlook Express as the default Newsreader
4. Press OK to close Internet Options

Do not let Outlook or Outlook Express let themselves set to the default newsreader

1. Start Outlook Express like you normally do. When it asks whether you want to set Outlook Express as your default mail and news handler choose "No".
2. Close Outlook Express
3. Start Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 like you normally do. When it asks whether you want to set Microsoft Office Outlook as your default mail and news handler choose "No".
4. Leave Outlook open and continue to the next section

Setting the Toolbar

All is left to do now is adding the option to the Toolbar

1. Choose View-> Toolbars-> Customize
2. Select the Commands tab
3. From the Categories list select "Go"
4. From the Commands list select "News" and drag & drop it to any place you want on the Toolbar. The default location is in the "Go" menu.
5. Press Close to return to Outlook.

Not seeing the News option in Customize?

1. Choose View-> Toolbars-> Customize
2. Select the Toolbars tab
3. Select Menu Bar and press Reset
4. Start again from "Setting the Toolbar"

Method 3: starting the Outlook Express Newsreader from a shortcut

There is another way to start the Outlook Express newsreader besides using
Microsoft Office Outlook and that is by using a shortcut.

1. Right click on an empty place of your Desktop and choose New-> Shortcut
   or
   Start Explorer and choose File-> New-> Shortcut
2. In "Type the location of the item:" type the path to Outlook Express and place /news or /newsonly behind it. The /news switch will start the Outlook Express with the mail inbox as well but instead of opening by default to the Inbox it will open to the newsgroups instead. The /newsonly switch will start Outlook Express without the mail inbox. When you don’t have any mail accounts configured in Outlook Express I recommend using the /newsonly switch.
   The shortcut should look like;
   "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /news
   or
   "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /newsonly
3. Press Next
4. Type a name for the shortcut like: Newsreader
5. Press Finish and your shortcut will be created. You can drag & drop this shortcut to anywhere you want like the Quick Launch toolbar or the Shortcuts section of the Navigation Pane in Microsoft Office Outlook

Looking for a NNTP add-in?

There are several add-ins you can use to use Outlook as a newsreader. One of
them is MAPILab NNTP for Outlook. If you decide to order use "4PM76A8" to get a discount.

MAPILab NNTP for Outlook description;
MAPILab NNTP allows you to read and post messages to newsgroups from Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002/XP and 2003. Microsoft Outlook users till now had no opportunity to work with newsgroups unless Microsoft Exchange Server was
installed in the corporate network, so one had to use an external application to work with the news, most typically Outlook Express.

The program interface is a very similar to Outlook Express, so we hope you won’t have the problems with switching to news handling with Microsoft Outlook. Now you can use the full power of "big" Microsoft Outlook while working with the news!

• corrupt mail profile (needed)
• upgraded/downgraded to another version of Outlook (recommended and in some cases needed)
• changed mail account/ISP (recommended)
• need to connect to separate Exchange servers (needed)
• specific need to separate accounts (needed)
• testing (recommended)

To (re)create a mail profile follow the following steps;

1. goto Control Panel-> Mail-> button Show Profiles…
2. press the button Add…
   • Do NOT use Copy… even if you want to recreate your mail profile or you’ll end up copying the corruption as well
   • Do NOT delete your old profile even when it is corrupted before you verified that the new one works. You might want to lookup some account settings afterwards
3. Enter a name for your profile
4. Select to add a new mail account
5. Make sure you choose the correct account type. Ask your ISP or administrator if you do not know this
6. Follow on-screen instructions to configure your account. Again; Ask your ISP or administrator if you do not know these details

An overview of configured mail profiles for Outlook.
It is configured to prompt with which profile Outlook should be started.

Now that you’ve added an additional account you should configure Outlook to
prompt you fo which profile you want to start Outlook with. You can do this by
going to Control Panel-> Mail-> button Show Profiles… and select "Prompt for a profile to be used. If you just want to recreate your mail profile instead of adding a new one you can configure it to use your newly created profile as the default by selecting "Always use this profile" and select your new profile.

When you are done creating the mail profile you might want to add a pst-file to
it like your original pst-file or archive file. To do this open Outlook and
choose;
File-> Open-> Outlook Data File…

If you want new e-mails delivered to another pst-file you must change the
default delivery location. To do this in Outlook go to;

1. Tools-> E-mail Accounts…-> button Next
2. At the bottom there is a dropdown list where you can select the name of the pst-file you want mails delivered to
3. Restart Outlook

Selecting the default delivery location of new e-mails

When you reconnected your original pst-file to Outlook and set it as the default delivery location you might want to remove the empty pst-file you created during the profile configuration. Don’t start with deleting the pst-file or you’ll end up corrupting the profile. Instead disconnect the pst-file first;

1. In Outlook choose File-> Data File Management…
2. Remember the path to the pst-file you want to remove
3. Press Remove
4. Close Outlook
5. Goto the location of the pst-file
6. Delete it

Now that you’ve fully configured your new profile and verified it that it works
you might want to remove the old one;

1. Go to Control Panel-> Mail-> button Show Profiles…
2. Select the profile the old profile
3. Press Remove

You’re done! You should now have a properly configured account with your
original pst-file as the default delivery location.