In Outlook, when you want to clear a portion of text in an e-mail
before sending, you just highlight it and check "clear." How is that
done in Outlook Express? I can "cut" the text and put it in the
clipboard, but don't see how to just clear it.

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Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.
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Bruce Hagen
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"Dick" wrote in message
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In Outlook, when you want to clear a portion of text in an e-mail
before sending, you just highlight it and check "clear." How is that
done in Outlook Express? I can "cut" the text and put it in the
clipboard, but don't see how to just clear it.

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I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
key on the computer as suggested by another poster.



On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:

Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.


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If you're in a new message window, or a Forward or Reply, highlight the text
and use either the Cut button, or the Delete key. Red X button is on a
message you are reading, not composing.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dick" wrote in message
...
I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
key on the computer as suggested by another poster.



On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:

Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.


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Dick wrote:
I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
key on the computer as suggested by another poster.

Perhaps you have disabled the Toolbar in the New Message window.

To check, do File - New - Mail Message. This will give a "New
Message" window. In that window do: View - Toolbars. Make sure that the
"Standards Buttons" menu choice is ticked, i.e. "V Standards Buttons".
If that option is checked, you should have a toolbar with the "Cut"
(scissors) button which Bruce mentioned.

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:

Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.

I started out by stating that the only thing I could find to delete
text was the "Cut" function. I didn't want these Cuts filling up the
Windows clipboard. I will just have to train myself to use the delete
key. Old habits are hard to break after using Outlook all these
years.

On 26 Feb 2007 18:50:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

Dick wrote:
I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
key on the computer as suggested by another poster.

Perhaps you have disabled the Toolbar in the New Message window.

To check, do File - New - Mail Message. This will give a "New
Message" window. In that window do: View - Toolbars. Make sure that the
"Standards Buttons" menu choice is ticked, i.e. "V Standards Buttons".
If that option is checked, you should have a toolbar with the "Cut"
(scissors) button which Bruce mentioned.

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:

Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.


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Regular keyboard, or laptop?


"Dick" wrote in message
...
I started out by stating that the only thing I could find to delete
text was the "Cut" function. I didn't want these Cuts filling up the
Windows clipboard. I will just have to train myself to use the delete
key. Old habits are hard to break after using Outlook all these
years.

On 26 Feb 2007 18:50:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

Dick wrote:
I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
key on the computer as suggested by another poster.

Perhaps you have disabled the Toolbar in the New Message window.

To check, do File - New - Mail Message. This will give a "New
Message" window. In that window do: View - Toolbars. Make sure that the
"Standards Buttons" menu choice is ticked, i.e. "V Standards Buttons".
If that option is checked, you should have a toolbar with the "Cut"
(scissors) button which Bruce mentioned.

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
wrote:

Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.


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I didn't want these Cuts filling up the Windows clipboard.

Dick, each cut or copy overwrites the previous contents.

Ken

"Dick" wrote in message
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| I started out by stating that the only thing I could find to delete
| text was the "Cut" function. I didn't want these Cuts filling up the
| Windows clipboard. I will just have to train myself to use the delete
| key. Old habits are hard to break after using Outlook all these
| years.
|
| On 26 Feb 2007 18:50:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg
| wrote:
|
| Dick wrote:
| I would if I could, but I can't find a delete menu option anywhere in
| OutlookExpress, including any toolbar customization. The only Delete
| I see is the red "X" in the top tool bar which deletes the entire
| message. So far, the only thing I see that works is using the Delete
| key on the computer as suggested by another poster.
|
| Perhaps you have disabled the Toolbar in the New Message window.
|
| To check, do File - New - Mail Message. This will give a "New
| Message" window. In that window do: View - Toolbars. Make sure that the
| "Standards Buttons" menu choice is ticked, i.e. "V Standards Buttons".
| If that option is checked, you should have a toolbar with the "Cut"
| (scissors) button which Bruce mentioned.
|
| On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:43 -0800, "Bruce Hagen"
| wrote:
|
| Just highlight it with the cursor and click Cut or Delete.
|
|
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|

"Dick" wrote in message
...
In Outlook, when you want to clear a portion of text in an e-mail
before sending, you just highlight it and check "clear." How is that
done in Outlook Express? I can "cut" the text and put it in the
clipboard, but don't see how to just clear it.


Highlight it and press your Delete key. Never use menus or buttons for
things you can do on the keyboard. The keyboard's much faster.