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| | Open the Actions menu, choose New Mail Using , and select Microsoft Word (HTML) . | -
| | Outlook opens what looks like a standard Message window, but it is in fact a Microsoft Word window. | INTRODUCTION Outlook enables you to use Microsoft Word to create e-mail messages; using Word provides many more options for formatting the message than Outlook does. You can choose more fonts, change alignments, use color , and make other common text and paragraph appearance changes. | TIP Recipient Can't View Your Message? For the people who receive your message to be able to properly view it, their mail program must support HTML format (most do). If a recipient has problems, however, try sending the message in plain-text format. See "Selecting an E-mail Format." | -
| | Just as you would in a regular e-mail message, complete the address information, type a subject, and type the message. | -
| | Using the Formatting toolbar or the Format menu, make changes as needed to the appearance of the text, such as changing the font. | -
| | Make any formatting changes to the paragraph alignment, such as indenting text or adding bullets. | -
| | Click the Send button. The message is sent. | HINT Setting Word as the Default You can select Word as the default program for creating e-mail messages. For more information, see "Setting the Default Mail Format" later in this part. | |