Composing HTML email in another program !?!

[Dorian]

I call Outlook to send emails from MS Access.
I'm composing HTML emails using CSS and HTML tags in the Access db.

When the email appears in Outlook it looks great but if I position the
cursor on a section of text that is red and press Enter, the text turns
black. I'm formatting the <P> tag with a style of red color, so I guess
pressing Enter ends the paragraph (?).

Is there a way to tag the HTML in such a way that it does not lose its
formatting when the user edits the resulting email?

Thanks for any assistance.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I call Outlook to send emails from MS Access.
I'm composing HTML emails using CSS and HTML tags in the Access db.

When the email appears in Outlook it looks great but if I position the
cursor on a section of text that is red and press Enter, the text turns
black. I'm formatting the <P> tag with a style of red color, so I guess
pressing Enter ends the paragraph (?).

For HTML messages, yes.

Is there a way to tag the HTML in such a way that it does not lose its
formatting when the user edits the resulting email?

What version of Outlook? What editor?

 

[Dorian]

Outlook 2003 SP3, editor is whatever Outlook email gives.
My emails are composed programatically with VBA in MS Access.
I found if I use <FONT color=> instead of a style associated with <P> seems
to do the trick.

-Dorian