Try going to Tools-Options-Email Options and clear the "Mark my comments
with" and/or prefix each line with. If it is not there, my guess is that it
is Track Changes using Word as your email editor.

Let us know if any luck.

" wrote:

When forwarding or replying to a message using HTML in Outlook 2003,
the first key to be depressed when attempting to edit the text of the
original message, automatically inserts my name in color. I am forced
to select the text, delete it and continue with the editing.

Here's the strange part, if I open the message, select reply, click the
html box, switch to plain text, then switch back to html it prevents
the text from insertion.

Thanks for the help,

Graham.