Re: Interesting E-mail Discovery

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 08:50:12 -0800

Interesting.  I thought you couldn't do that in OE.  either they neglected 
to write proper directions in the menu at that point, or Jaws isn't picking 
up those directions.  Thanks.  Will try again.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:05 AM
Subject: Re: Interesting E-mail Discovery


> P. S.
>
> I tried this and it worked.  I unchecked that box and there are no grater 
> signs
> in the message  I forwarded to myself.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:49 AM
> Subject: Interesting E-mail Discovery
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> You know how we've had these discussions about those darn grater signs? 
> Well, I
> was doing some looking in my outlook express/options/send tab.  I found a
> setting that I thought was rather interesting.  Now, this won't help those 
> of us
> on the receiving end of the E-mails, but it may help those who we forward
> messages to, or include the original message in the reply.
> Here's what I'm talking about...
> Hit Alt T for tools, then arrow up to options, hit enter, then control tab 
> to
> send page.  Tab until you hear, Plain Text settings, button, Alt E.
> So, hit alt E, then tab until you hear, indent the original text with 
> check box
> checked.
> Now, tab once.  You are now in a combo box, there are three choices you 
> can
> arrow up and down through, grater, vertical bar, and colon.  So, if you 
> have
> your E-mail set to include the original text in a reply or forward, you 
> can
> choose what will show up in the message.  What I'm wondering is this.
> If you uncheck that box, does that mean there won't be any grater signs 
> showing
> up in your forward or reply?  And if so, why have it checked at all?
> As I said, this is in outlook express.  I can't speak on any other E-mail
> providers.  But, when you send forwards or replies, this looks like a good 
> way
> to eliminate those grater signs from showing up in your messages.   Jack
>
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