OL2000: Sending the Euro in Plain Text Messages

ID: Q222271

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

SUMMARY

Using Outlook, the HTML and Rich Text message formats preserve the euro when recipients are able to view these message formats. However, Plain Text formatting preserves the symbol only if you are using an outgoing text-encoding format that supports the symbol.

This article describes how to use the euro in Plain Text messages.


MORE INFORMATION

Sending the Euro Using Plain Text

To successfully send the euro in e-mail, two conditions must exist:
  • The font that is used must support the euro. Microsoft has made ugrades to its fonts to include the euro.


  • The language encoding used for outgoing messages must support the euro. This setting is determined by the recipient's language setting.

The Reference section contains links to Web sites that contain the most recent information on using the euro in Microsoft products, including supported code pages for language encoding, and information about updates to Microsoft products which specifically support the euro.

Configuring Language Encoding

To set the outgoing encoding to that of your recipient, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options and then click Mail Format.


  2. In Mail Format, click International Options.


  3. In the Use this encoding for outgoing messages list, click to select the language encoding.


  4. Click OK and OK again to save the change.


If each of these configuration items is set, the euro should appear in Plain Text messages.


REFERENCES

Microsoft euro home page: http://www.microsoft.com/europe/euro/

Microsoft Windows family euro support: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/euro.asp

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: May 14, 1999
© 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.