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OL2000: How to Disable Annotation Marks in Replies and Forwards

Article ID: 196802

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q196802

SYMPTOMS

An annotation mark is added to the beginning of each insertion in a reply or forwarded e-mail message. This mark usually consists of the author's name or initials enclosed within brackets.

CAUSE

This is an editing option in Microsoft Outlook.

RESOLUTION

To turn off the annotation feature, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. On the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options.
  3. Click to clear the "Mark my comments with" check box. Click OK, and then click OK to close the Options dialog box.

MORE INFORMATION

To control comments and revisions when using Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor, use the Track Changes option on the Tools menu within the reply or forwarded e-mail message.

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