Setting up Outlook
Before starting your first e-mail,
set up Outlook to send e-mails in HTML
format and to use Microsoft Word as the
editor. To do this, open Outlook and
complete the following steps.
| 1. |
Under the 'Tools' menu, select
'Options'
This brings up the 'Options' dialogue
box. |
| 2. |
Click on the 'Mail Format' tab
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| 3. |
Where it says, 'Compose in this message
format:' select 'HTML' |
| 4. |
Click the checkbox next to
'Use Microsoft Office Word 2003
to edit e-mail messages'
Note: Different versions of Office will
have slightly different language for
these and other boxes.
For example: One version just says, 'Use
Microsoft Word to edit e-mail
messages' |
| 5. |
Click 'OK' |
Loading the template
To use the email template, you?ll have
to load it into Outlook.
|
1. |
Open Outlook and create a new e-mail
message
Next to 'Options . . .' it should say
'HTML'
If it says 'Plain Text' or 'Rich Text'
next to 'Options . . .' go back and
complete 'Setting up Outlook' again. |
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2. |
To load the email template, go to the
'Insert' menu in Outlook and
select 'File' This will bring up the
'Insert
File' dialogue box |
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3. |
Find the template file on your computer
and select it
Remember: This is the same file you
downloaded from the EDEN Web site |
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4. |
Click on the down arrow next to the
'Insert' button and select
'Insert as Text'
Note: You must select 'Insert as Text'
or the template will not appear in your
message. |
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