I have tried the inviting attendees option in outlook 2003 and sending the
invitation by e-mail to a friend who similarly has 2003. In my outbox I see
how the e-mail should look with accept, decline etc. All they get is an
e-mail full of text and difficult to decipher.

Ensure you set the invite to use Rich Text Format for the recipient.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Hillabaloo asked:

| I have tried the inviting attendees option in outlook 2003 and
| sending the invitation by e-mail to a friend who similarly has 2003.
| In my outbox I see how the e-mail should look with accept, decline
| etc. All they get is an e-mail full of text and difficult to
| decipher.

Thanks for the speedy response but I'm still having problems.

I have set mail format options to rich text and internet format to send
using outlook rich text format, but the same thing happens, ie, the recipeint
just gets a page of plain text but I have correct message in my sent box.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Ensure you set the invite to use Rich Text Format for the recipient.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Hillabaloo asked:

| I have tried the inviting attendees option in outlook 2003 and
| sending the invitation by e-mail to a friend who similarly has 2003.
| In my outbox I see how the e-mail should look with accept, decline
| etc. All they get is an e-mail full of text and difficult to
| decipher.