Replying without top posting

[Reggie Burnett]

When I reply to a message that is in RTF format I get a blue bar along the
left edge of the original text (I think it's RTF messages that do this,
maybe it's HTML). This is because I want to prefix the original text.
However, when I try to reply to sections of the original text, the blue bar
doesn't disappear next to my writing like it did with 2003. This causes my
replies to look just like original text. I've tried all sorts of settings
and can't stop this behavior. Does anyone know how I can reply, in a
bottom-posting fashion, without having my comments prefixed as well?

Thanks
Reggie

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

<eg HAHA! Microsoft finally thwarts the evil bottom posting in HTML mails once and for all /eg> ROTFL

No, seriously, that behavior belongs to messages using HTML. You can always insert your cursor below the blue line to start your reply, but there are programs out there (free) that will allow you to conform your signature how you wish - Outlook QuoteFix is one of them. It works with versions up to 2003. I have not tried it with Outlook 2007. http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/


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After furious head scratching, Reggie Burnett asked:

| When I reply to a message that is in RTF format I get a blue bar
| along the left edge of the original text (I think it's RTF messages
| that do this, maybe it's HTML). This is because I want to prefix the
| original text. However, when I try to reply to sections of the
| original text, the blue bar doesn't disappear next to my writing like
| it did with 2003. This causes my replies to look just like original
| text. I've tried all sorts of settings and can't stop this behavior.
| Does anyone know how I can reply, in a bottom-posting fashion,
| without having my comments prefixed as well?
|
| Thanks
| Reggie

 

[Brian Tillman]

<eg HAHA! Microsoft finally thwarts the evil bottom posting in HTML
mails once and for all /eg> ROTFL

No, seriously, that behavior belongs to messages using HTML. You can
always insert your cursor below the blue line to start your reply,
but there are programs out there (free) that will allow you to
conform your signature how you wish - Outlook QuoteFix is one of
them. It works with versions up to 2003. I have not tried it with
Outlook 2007. http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/

Outlook-Quotefix works only for Plain Text messages, however.