word 2007 as email editor for outlook 2003 Pixie 12/14/2008 8:30:01 PM I have outlook 2003 and previously had word 2003 as my email editor. I have now up graded to Word 2007 but outlook 03 will not recognise Word 07. It is greyed out on the mail format box under tools. do I have to upgrade to outlook 2007 to make them compatible

Re: word 2007 as email editor for outlook 2003 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/14/2008 10:54:17 PM Sort of. Outlook 2007 does not use Word 2007 as its email editor, but it uses a clone of Word 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Pixie" <Pixie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D178DBB-7724-4B21-93E3-9DE17EEF80ED[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have outlook 2003 and previously had word 2003 as my email editor. I have > now up graded to Word 2007 but outlook 03 will not recognise Word 07. It > is > greyed out on the mail format box under tools. > do I have to upgrade to outlook 2007 to make them compatible >

Re: word 2007 as email editor for outlook 2003 "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/15/2008 7:23:09 AM If you plan on keeping Office 2007 (I presume you are currently running the trial) then upgrade to Outlook 2007, which is a worthwhile update. If not then you will have to use Outlook 2003's own editor for e-mails. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Pixie wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have outlook 2003 and previously had word 2003 as my email editor. > I have now up graded to Word 2007 but outlook 03 will not recognise > Word 07. It is greyed out on the mail format box under tools. > do I have to upgrade to outlook 2007 to make them compatible

Re: word 2007 as email editor for outlook 2003 Pixie 12/15/2008 8:08:01 AM Thank you to both "Graham Mayor" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If you plan on keeping Office 2007 (I presume you are currently running the > trial) then upgrade to Outlook 2007, which is a worthwhile update. If not > then you will have to use Outlook 2003's own editor for e-mails. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > Pixie wrote: > > I have outlook 2003 and previously had word 2003 as my email editor. > > I have now up graded to Word 2007 but outlook 03 will not recognise > > Word 07. It is greyed out on the mail format box under tools. > > do I have to upgrade to outlook 2007 to make them compatible > > >