If you're creating a new message, you might want to try the "Office envelope" approach demonstrated in the sample at
http://www.outlookforms.org/codedetail.aspx?id=1333.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
"duckfeeder" wrote in message ...
Sorry, not used VB6 for a couple of years!!
the following uses the word text without formatting
mItem.Body = oWordDoc.Content
how can I keep the formatting?
Many thanks