Microsoft KB Archive/253646

= OL2000: How to Enable or Disable Word as Your Default E-mail Editor =

Article ID: 253646

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q253646



SUMMARY
This article describes how to select Microsoft Word as the default e-mail editor in Outlook.



MORE INFORMATION
To use Word as your e-mail editor, you must have at least 16 megabytes (MB) of memory available.

To check your available memory:
 * 1) On the Help menu, click About Microsoft Outlook.
 * 2) Click System Info.
 * 3) In the System Information window, click the System Summary folder.

You see Total Physical Memory Available in the right pane.

To turn Word on or off as your default e-mail editor, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab.
 * 2) Click to select or click to clear the Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages check box.

You can also use Word as your e-mail editor in a single message without changing your default editor.

In the mail message, on the Actions menu, point to New Mail Message Using, and then click Microsoft Word (HTML).

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