[ Team LiB ] Using Your Email Accounts [ Team LiB ] Choosing an Email Editor Outlook has two email editors to choose from, with Word set as the default email editor. The Outlook editor, which is included with Outlook, offers basic editing and word processing capabilities. The Word Editor, which has all the editing features of Word, including grammar and spell check as you type, and signatures that automatically change with the account type. To select an email editor, choose Tools, Options, Mail Format (see Figure ). To make Outlook your email editor, clear the check box labeled Use Microsoft. | Team LiB Using Your Email Accounts Team LiB Choosing an Email Editor Outlook has two email editors to choose from with Word set as the default email editor. The Outlook editor which is included with Outlook offers basic editing and word processing capabilities. The Word Editor which has all the editing features of Word including grammar and spell check as you type and signatures that automatically change with the account type. To select an email editor choose Tools Options Mail Format see Figure . To make Outlook your email editor clear the check box labeled Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to Edit Email Messages. Figure . Choose your email editor and message format using the Tools Options Mail Format dialog. With the exception of features found only in Word such as spell checking as you type the Outlook Editor and Word have the same basic features although they re often found on different menus. One example is Options. In Word the Option button includes options for E-mail Signature Stationery and Show Hide the From and BCC headers. Using the Outlook editor these options are on the View menu headers and the Insert menu signatures . A second example is message format. Using Word you can choose between HTML RTF and plain text from a toolbar button and can quickly change formats on the fly see Figure . With the Outlook editor you have to use the Format menu and switch to Plain Text when switching between HTML and Rich Text options. Figure . Although there are many minor differences between Outlook s editor and Word s interfaces and the location of menus and options there are many similarities as well. Using Outlook s Email Editor Outlook s editor is generally believed to be faster and to use fewer resources although most people won t notice any difference in speed. This editor has limited spelling and AutoCorrect capabilities. You have to check your spelling using F7 or configure Outlook to spell check before sending it doesn t spell check as you type. .
