mailto URL with body not respecting format

[Arin Lipman]

I am using Office 2007. When I use a mailto url that includes a body, the
default formatting is not respected in Outlook. When the message loads, the
blank spaces are set to Times New Roman size 12 with auto spacing before and
after. What I want to appear is no spacing before or after the paragraph.

I have set this as the default in Word as I have read may be the issue,
but this did not make a change. I modified the settings under tools --> Mail
Formatting, but none of these changes affected the remainder of the message.
I have also changed the theme, but when I changed the theme, this did not
seem to be applied to my message (no background).

Any Advice?

-Arin

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

1. you don't change the formatting in word, you change it in the outlook
mail template. See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/dblspace_html.htm.
2. mailto's use simple mapi and call up outlook at a different point so
stationery and themes aren't used. The mail template should be used, so
editing the template should work.

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[Arin Lipman]

Thanks, but unfortunately this did no resolve my issue. I changed the
template, but the template did not even include the Times New Roman size 12
font style that I am seeing at the end of some lines and in the beginning of
the body.

Any other ideas?
-Arin

1. you don't change the formatting in word, you change it in the outlook
mail template. See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/dblspace_html.htm.
2. mailto's use simple mapi and call up outlook at a different point so
stationery and themes aren't used. The mail template should be used, so
editing the template should work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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mailto:[email protected]

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I am using Office 2007. When I use a mailto url that includes a body, the
default formatting is not respected in Outlook. When the message loads,
the
blank spaces are set to Times New Roman size 12 with auto spacing before
and
after. What I want to appear is no spacing before or after the paragraph.

I have set this as the default in Word as I have read may be the issue,
but this did not make a change. I modified the settings under tools -->
Mail
Formatting, but none of these changes affected the remainder of the
message.
I have also changed the theme, but when I changed the theme, this did not
seem to be applied to my message (no background).

Any Advice?

-Arin

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Are the messages plain text or html? plain text uses different settings but
mailto's should use your default format in outlook. (File, Send to commands
use plain text.)

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.

Thanks, but unfortunately this did no resolve my issue. I changed the
template, but the template did not even include the Times New Roman size
12
font style that I am seeing at the end of some lines and in the beginning
of
the body.

Any other ideas?
-Arin

1. you don't change the formatting in word, you change it in the outlook
mail template. See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/dblspace_html.htm.
2. mailto's use simple mapi and call up outlook at a different point so
stationery and themes aren't used. The mail template should be used, so
editing the template should work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.

I am using Office 2007. When I use a mailto url that includes a body,
the
default formatting is not respected in Outlook. When the message
loads,
the
blank spaces are set to Times New Roman size 12 with auto spacing
before
and
after. What I want to appear is no spacing before or after the
paragraph.

I have set this as the default in Word as I have read may be the
issue,
but this did not make a change. I modified the settings under
tools -->
Mail
Formatting, but none of these changes affected the remainder of the
message.
I have also changed the theme, but when I changed the theme, this did
not
seem to be applied to my message (no background).

Any Advice?

-Arin

 

[Arin Lipman]

The message is in HTML format. It seems to respect the no double spacing,
but it still has the Times New Roman font even though I changed it.

-Arin