Microsoft Outlook by default sends messages as HTML. You can also send them as plain text or as Rich Text (I assume that's RTF format, but I haven't investigated it, since HTML is what is now recommended and the Rich Text option is obsolete).
I work in an environment where the features of Microsoft Outlook are used extensively, especially the calendar integration, but also the HTML message format. Michael B. <mwb5...@charter.net> wrote: > Well, since I don't use Outlook I don't have all these extra formatting > issues to deal with. I can use HTML or TXT to send & receive messages. It > sounds like using Outlook is more like emailing using Word with all the > formatting turned on! LOL I do understand that Outlook is a more > sophisticated email client but, when emailing I don't need all that extra > stuff. > Take care. > Mike > Sent from my iBarstool. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adrian Spratt > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 12:07 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > > Yes, Mike, but altering it in different ways. In my experience, when a > message is set up to be forwarded, additional paragraph breaks appear, > sometimes lots of > (greater than) signs, and so on. The "unformatted > Unicode text" option in paste special simply conforms the font size and > style, etc., to the existing document or, if you haven't yet created a > document, to your default format. In Word, this feature saves your document > from being littered with all kinds of inconsistent line spacing, fonts, etc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Michael B. > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 2:27 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > Hi Tom, > > You will find that the paste special option comes in very handy. I am aware > that selecting text while in a edit mode will alter the selected text but, > when copying text & pasting it into a text file, that's exactly what you're > doing. > Take care. > Mike > Sent from my iBarstool. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Behler > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying,And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > > Mike: > > When I have encountered the problem, I was in reading mode with regard to > the involved e-mail. > > In the latest situation, I tried to select, copy, and paste the info I > wanted after putting the e-mail in the forwarding mode, but only got partial > information, and some of what I did not want. > > In this case, the info presented is in a table format, which, as Adrian > suggested, could be part of the problem. > > Even though it is a bit more work, I can select, copy, and paste the entire > e-mail into a notepad document, and work with it from there. > > I have yet to try the paste special option, but will do so at some point. > > Dr. Tom Behler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Michael B. > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 1:23 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > Hi All, > > When y'all are copying text do you have the message open as if you were > reading the message? Or, do you have the message in edit mode, as in > forward / reply mode? > > Running Outlook Express , & not Outlook, I always have the message I want to > copy text from in an edit mode so the cursor won't jump around on me using > the text selection keystrokes. > Take care. > Mike > Sent from my iBarstool. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adrian Spratt > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > > Tom, I typically encounter this problem when the message consists of tables. > > Regardless, my workaround is: > > select and copy the entire message not with control-a,-but by placing focus > at the top of the message and pressing shift-control-end. > Paste the copied text into Notepad, > Select and copy that result with control-a, Paste the result into an empty > Word file. > Then I search for the passage I want and go from there. > > If I paste from the email to Word, the confusing table format is retained. > As I write, I'm wondering if I've tried the control-alt-v paste special > method to paste as unformatted text. You might try that in order to skip the > Notepad step. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Tom Behler > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 9:36 AM > To: 'Jaws users list' > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting e-mail > message content In Outlook 2016 > > Hello, everyone. > > > > Recently, I have been having problems with selecting, copying, and pasting > e-mail message content in Outlook 2016. > > > > In many instances, the text I select does not correspond to what I later > copy and paste either into a word or notepad document. > > > > I have tried routing the PC cursor to the Jaws cursor, but this does not > solve the issue. > > > > The only way I can get the copied and pasted text to correspond to the > selected text is to select the text character by character, and then go > through the usual copy and paste process. > > > > I believe this is a Jaws issue. > > > > I'm using Windows 7 and Jaws 17 with Outlook 2016 here. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > > > Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan > > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
