I've set my default message format to HTML but when I reply to a Plain Text message, it still doesn't come up in HTML format.

This for instance really messes up my signature which includes some formatting and a picture.

It there any way to force Outlook to always reply in HTML format?

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This might be a touchy subject for fanatic or business level Outlook users but I wanted to ask this anyway.

I know that Outlook supports emoticons as when I type :-) Outlook converts it to and it also does this for :-( and :-|. However, these are of course very old fashioned looking and quite limiting in choice.

I could insert an image each time, but an autoconvert feature such as in Skype would be better.

Anyway, how can I improve Outlook's emoticon support?

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I have a link in my signature to contact me via Skype. This of course isn't much of a help when I'm currently offline.

Is it possible to directly show my Skype status in my signature?

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I've set my Exchange account to "Always prompt for logon credentials" thinking that it would prevent people from being able to get to my messages.

However, I've noticed that when you simply click on "Cancel" when getting the password prompt, Outlook still shows all my messages.

How can I password protect my Exchange mailbox?

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I need to reinstall Outlook but I cannot find my original installation CD/DVD and/or license keys.

How can I reinstall without needing to buy a new copy again?

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Another responds on the original blue line post and its follow up led to the following question;

We're copying parts of original emails and other sources to construct a new email in which we comment on these quotes. We tend to use this to summarize earlier communications and/or to relay it to somebody else.
Upon copying these parts, the blue line goes away which makes the quoted parts hard to recognize.
Is there some way to maintain this blue line formatting?

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A follow up on the previous tip about removing the blue line in forward and replies;

We actually like to use the blue line to quote the original message and then reply to the message in-line.

However, we would like to be able to break this blue line so that our reply would not have the blue marking in front of it and the recipient could easily see what has been newly added.

Is there a way to do this?

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I've collected some emails in a separate folder together with some contact information in a subfolder. I now need to transfer this information to somebody else.

Is it possible to send an entire Outlook folder and possibly the subfolders as well at once?

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When doing a Mail Merge in Word, I can see all my Outlook contacts. In most cases, I can apply some filters to easily select the contacts I need but I can't seem to be able to filter based on Categories that I have assigned the contacts to.

Is there any way to do this?

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I sometimes tend to forget to include the promised attachment when sending a message or the subject of a message.

Is there any way that Outlook can remind me of this?

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