I'm loosing a few marbles over this one...

Jay,

Thanks very much. That advice seems reasonable & good, and I'm sure it's on
the right track. Unfortunately... ...I need to ask a bit more help -- both
items are set as you described (and problem still exists).

It might be worth it to note, however, that there is a slight difference in
that 'Editor Options' (within Outlook) include just a subset of items
included in 'Word Options'. In particular, the items "Show picture
placeholders" and "Show drawings..." are not included in 'Editor Options'.
I've been assuming that the 'Word Options' actually do apply in Outlook, but
maybe that assumption is inaccurate (?).

Other ideas?

Thanks Again!
Eggy

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:10:17 -0700, Eggy <Eggy DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I changed something in 'Word Options' that caused undesirable effects, and
> >now I can't figure-out how to revert back. I use Word as my editor for
> >Outlook e-mail. My signature is a graphic. It used to display fine; After
> >changing 'Word Options' ('Editor Options', to be precise) it now displays as
> >a blank box. If I select the graphic then change Text Wrapping something
> >other than 'In Line with Text' (the default), then it displays fine. I
> >tried restoring all the 'Word Options' settings, but apparently I'm missing
> >something.
> >
> >I'm loosing my marbles over this one! Can someone help me understand what's
> >going on?!
> >
> >Thanks!
> >Eggy
>
> The options that need attention are in the same dialog, but in the "Show
> document content" section. Make sure that "Show picture placeholders" is
> unchecked and "Show drawings and text boxes on screen" is checked.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>

You're correct that I was looking at the options dialog in Word 2007, not in
Outlook 2007. However, the same two options really are in Outlook's Editor
Options dialog, in the section labeled "Display e-mail content".

Also, the editor you're using in Outlook isn't Word itself (which was the case
in previous versions of Office) -- it's a separate code file that contains
Word's functionality, slightly modified for Outlook's requirements. The options
for the Outlook editor are stored separately from those of Word.

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:31:01 -0700, Eggy <Eggy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Jay,
>
>Thanks very much. That advice seems reasonable & good, and I'm sure it's on
>the right track. Unfortunately... ...I need to ask a bit more help -- both
>items are set as you described (and problem still exists).
>
>It might be worth it to note, however, that there is a slight difference in
>that 'Editor Options' (within Outlook) include just a subset of items
>included in 'Word Options'. In particular, the items "Show picture
>placeholders" and "Show drawings..." are not included in 'Editor Options'.
>I've been assuming that the 'Word Options' actually do apply in Outlook, but
>maybe that assumption is inaccurate (?).
>
>Other ideas?
>
>Thanks Again!
>Eggy
>
>"Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:10:17 -0700, Eggy <Eggy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I changed something in 'Word Options' that caused undesirable effects, and
>> >now I can't figure-out how to revert back. I use Word as my editor for
>> >Outlook e-mail. My signature is a graphic. It used to display fine; After
>> >changing 'Word Options' ('Editor Options', to be precise) it now displays as
>> >a blank box. If I select the graphic then change Text Wrapping something
>> >other than 'In Line with Text' (the default), then it displays fine. I
>> >tried restoring all the 'Word Options' settings, but apparently I'm missing
>> >something.
>> >
>> >I'm loosing my marbles over this one! Can someone help me understand what's
>> >going on?!
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >Eggy
>>
>> The options that need attention are in the same dialog, but in the "Show
>> document content" section. Make sure that "Show picture placeholders" is
>> unchecked and "Show drawings and text boxes on screen" is checked.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>

Jay,

Thanks! You nailed it!

Interesting to note that I had to search a bit for the options you
mentioned. There not listed among options at "Tools | Options | Mail Format
(tab) | Editor Options (button)". I finally found them at (pardon the
notation) "New Message | (Windows icon in upper-left corner) | Editor
Options (button)".

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> You're correct that I was looking at the options dialog in Word 2007, not in
> Outlook 2007. However, the same two options really are in Outlook's Editor
> Options dialog, in the section labeled "Display e-mail content".
>
> Also, the editor you're using in Outlook isn't Word itself (which was the case
> in previous versions of Office) -- it's a separate code file that contains
> Word's functionality, slightly modified for Outlook's requirements. The options
> for the Outlook editor are stored separately from those of Word.
>
> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:31:01 -0700, Eggy <Eggy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Jay,
> >
> >Thanks very much. That advice seems reasonable & good, and I'm sure it's on
> >the right track. Unfortunately... ...I need to ask a bit more help -- both
> >items are set as you described (and problem still exists).
> >
> >It might be worth it to note, however, that there is a slight difference in
> >that 'Editor Options' (within Outlook) include just a subset of items
> >included in 'Word Options'. In particular, the items "Show picture
> >placeholders" and "Show drawings..." are not included in 'Editor Options'.
> >I've been assuming that the 'Word Options' actually do apply in Outlook, but
> >maybe that assumption is inaccurate (?).
> >
> >Other ideas?
> >
> >Thanks Again!
> >Eggy
> >
> >"Jay Freedman" wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:10:17 -0700, Eggy <Eggy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I changed something in 'Word Options' that caused undesirable effects, and
> >> >now I can't figure-out how to revert back. I use Word as my editor for
> >> >Outlook e-mail. My signature is a graphic. It used to display fine; After
> >> >changing 'Word Options' ('Editor Options', to be precise) it now displays as
> >> >a blank box. If I select the graphic then change Text Wrapping something
> >> >other than 'In Line with Text' (the default), then it displays fine. I
> >> >tried restoring all the 'Word Options' settings, but apparently I'm missing
> >> >something.
> >> >
> >> >I'm loosing my marbles over this one! Can someone help me understand what's
> >> >going on?!
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >Eggy
> >>
> >> The options that need attention are in the same dialog, but in the "Show
> >> document content" section. Make sure that "Show picture placeholders" is
> >> unchecked and "Show drawings and text boxes on screen" is checked.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Jay Freedman
> >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >>
>

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"Eggy" wrote:

> I changed something in 'Word Options' that caused undesirable effects, and
> now I can't figure-out how to revert back. I use Word as my editor for
> Outlook e-mail. My signature is a graphic. It used to display fine; After
> changing 'Word Options' ('Editor Options', to be precise) it now displays as
> a blank box. If I select the graphic then change Text Wrapping something
> other than 'In Line with Text' (the default), then it displays fine. I
> tried restoring all the 'Word Options' settings, but apparently I'm missing
> something.
>
> I'm loosing my marbles over this one! Can someone help me understand what's
> going on?!
>
> Thanks!
> Eggy