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How to change from RTF to ASCII

Because of recent improvements in our software and server capabilities, it is no longer a problem for our members to send messages to our lists in RTF.  The following is provided for information purposes only.  You may send your email in any format and our server will automatically reduce it to ASCII without attachments.

If you are curious about how to change
your Microsoft Outlook Express Email program
from Rich Text Format (RTF) to Plain Text (ASCII) read on...

Screen Shot of message in RTF

When you start to compose a message to post does you screen look like this?

If it does,
STOP !
You're about to send it in RTF !

Read on to see how to change it to Plain Text without losing any of the message.
Screen Shot of how to fix it. Here's how to fix it...
  • Open the Format Menu item at the top of the screen.
  • Click on Plain Text

That's it !
A dialog will warn you that you are about to remove all formatting from your message.  Click OK and it will be in Plain Text, ready to send to the list.
Screen Shot of FIXED message.  It will look like this...

Plain Text of the same message

Notice that the Icons for formatting no longer appear above the body of the text.  This is the dead give-away that you're in ASCII mode instead of RTF.

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