Business Computing Tips

By K&K Fainges kfainges@...

Ever received an email that is completely filled with weird symbols?
The reason why is because the format the other person sent that e-
mail in is incompatible with your reader, (Outlook, Communicator,
Eudora etc)

Most e-mail readers allow people to read e-mails that are set up like
little webpages, i.e. they are written in html. Anytime you send an e-
mail through word, or have colour on it, your e-mail becomes html.

But some readers don't allow html, or they are strictly limited to
just a few colours and fonts (styles of writing). So html to them is
almost completely unreadable. Be careful to ask people's preferences
before sending e-mail, or always send plain text unless you know they
have a modern reader.

To check which type of e-mail you are sending, write your e-mail as
normal, then go to FORMAT on the menu bar, and check to see if plain
text (or txt) is ticked, or html. If you want to change from one to
the other, just click on the type of format you want.

To send all your e-mails as plain text or html, go to TOOLS, then
OPTIONS on the menu bar, and check on either the send tab, or the
format tab (depending on which version of reader you have) and there
will be a box there listing either plain test or html options.

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Karen Fainges holds a Bachelor of Business, and a Grad. Cert of
Vocational and Educational Training. All this is nice but it's the 14
years of having to make sales or starve that makes her think she has
really learnt what does and doesn't work. A tutor for all ages, she
specialises in helping people get started on the long road to
technology.

"It has to be practical, it has to be cheap, and it has to work."