Good call, Bruno.
To use Stationary in Outlook, first click Tools -> Options -> Mail Format
You can select one of the pre-existing stationary samples from the 'Use this stationary by default' list of Stationary included with Outlook (if you want to use it as a default for all messages). If you want to use your own Stationary, click the 'Stationary Picker' button to open the Stationary Picker window.
Once you've done this, you can download more Stationary from the MS Office website by clicking the 'Get More Stationary' button. Or you can add your own stationary by clicking 'New'. This will open the Create New Stationary Window. Enter a name for your stationary, select the 'Use this file as a template' radio button and browse to the html file you want to use as your stationary.
Click 'Next'.
Select the font and style you want to use with that stationary and a background color or picture to use (if any).
Click 'OK'.
Your Stationary will appear on the list along with the pre-existing Office stationary. You can now select it as your default Stationary. If you want to use it with a specific message (or messages) rather than as a default, open a new message, select Options -> Stationary -> Theme and select the desired Stationary from the list of Stationary and Themes. Unfortunately, that stationary doesn't pop up in the exising message window, but will in subsequent new message windows (until you turn the theme off - kind of like it would if you set it as a default as above).
I think there must be a way to just switch on the stationary for an individual message without having to close the message and open a new one or having to switch it off once you've sent that message, but I'm not sure what it is. I guess I'm lazy enough to do it the long way rather than figure out how to do it the short way.
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by: brunobearPosted on 2004-06-22 at 16:01:34ID: 11374751
In OUtlook, you have to use Stationary.
Been a while since I've used Outlook 2000 - in 2003 you can use blank HTML stationary.
I think in 2000 you have to save that HTML in the stationary folder, and then you can create a new stationary template from it.
Take a look at the stationary stuff in your version of Outlook and let me know if you have any specific questions - I think the newsletter I used to send out 3 years ago at my old job was in outlook 2000 and i'd probably remember enough to help walk you through, but can't remember the whole process offhand.
bruno