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Word 2003 with Outlook 2002

If I'm using Outlook 2002, can I use Word 2003 as my email text editor?
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kaur_dilpreet

8/22/2022 - Mon
kaur_dilpreet

Yes. why not! IN outlook, go to Tools->Options->Mail Format and check Use Word as my email editor.
meintsi

No!  Sorry, but you must have Word 2003 to use it in Outlook 2003.
meintsi

Sorry. read it backwards.
But I still believe that the versions must match.
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bobkopolow

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Can't do that because "Use Word as my email editor" is greyed out.
kaur_dilpreet

When you go to Tools->Options->Mail Format, what is the mail format you have selected?
bobkopolow

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It doesn't seem to matter which mail format I select.  I still can't select Word as my email editor.  I'd like to choose "text"
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kaur_dilpreet

Try repairing Outlook by going to Help->Detect and Repair. See if this helps!
meintsi

The versions of Outlook and Word MUST match !!!

see here ..... Q_20901283.html
and here ....  Q_20945593.html
and here ....  Q_21118448.html   just for starters.
meintsi

sorry...
maybe this time....

https://www.experts-exchange.com/Applications/MS Office/Outlook/Q_20901283.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Applications/MS Office/Outlook/Q_20945593.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Applications/MS Office/Outlook/Q_21118448.html
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kaur_dilpreet

Hey Meintsi!! You are gr8! :o)