Turn Word on or off as your e-mail editor or viewer

Do one of the following:

Show Turn Word on or off as your default e-mail editor for all new messages

From the main Microsoft Outlook window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab.
Select or clear the Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages check box.

Show Turn Word on as your e-mail editor for one new message

On the Actions menu, point to New Mail Message Using, and then click Microsoft Word (message format).

Show Turn Word on for viewing all Rich Text formatted messages

You may want to set this option if you often receive the message "This message contains formatting that is best viewed with Microsoft Word. Click here to display in Word."

From the main Microsoft Outlook window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab.
Select the Use Microsoft Word to read Rich Text e-mail messages box.

Note If Microsoft Word is your e-mail editor, see Word Help for information about working with messages.