Outlook 2. 00. 72. Word HTMLStarting with Outlook 2. Outlook uses only the Word engine to display and create HTML formatted emails. There had been quite some fuss about this before its release and again before the release of Outlook 2. So what is this really all aboutWell, to put it short because it breaks some stuff But really, trust me, its not completely a bad thing that it does so. Update This guide has been slightly updated from the original, which was published in September 2. Word 2003 Scanpst' title='Word 2003 Scanpst' />Outlook 2. Outlook 2. Outlook 2. Some background first. Now of course the Outlook developers at Microsoft didnt break it because they like to break things. Well maybe they do, but not when it comes to Outlook though. Word 2003 Scanpst' title='Word 2003 Scanpst' />Since the change, Outlook now only has to support 1 email editor HTML engine which makes developing a lot easier and youll get much more consistent behavior which increases your email experience. In previous versions, Outlook displayed the emails with the HTML rendering engine from Internet Explorer and when you had Outlook as the email editor it used its own limited engine to generate it. When you had Word as the email editor it used the Word engine to generate HTML and offered Word composing features. With Outlook 2. 00. Outlook 2. 01. 0, Outlook 2. Outlook 2. 01. 6, they decided to get rid of both Word and Outlook as the email editor and replaced it with a single completely new and revamped editor with Ribbon support based on Word. Why didnt they choose Internet Explorer or OutlookOutlook PST files are the hub of all Outlook data. All important emails, Contacts, Notes and Calendar entries are saved within them and all organizations take utmost. Tipps und Anleitungen zu Office, Word, Excel und Co. Updated Auf dieser Seite findest du, auch wenn nicht regelmig aktualisiert, umfangreiche Tipps, Anleitungen. PST Repair Tool for Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 is advanced best utility to repair corrupt or damaged PST file instantly. Recover Deleted Outlook emails. PST file is very old. Ive probably had it since Windows XP. I imported it from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2010, about a year ago. It work fine. Well, Internet Explorer only displays HTML and the functionality of the Outlook editor was rather limited. Also, in usage, emails are much more treated like documents than like web pages. So instead of expanding the features of the Outlook editor and basically build another Word, reusing what they had already made sense. The fact that Outlook and Word have the same release and support cycle will make things even less complicated. Word 2003 Scanpst' title='Word 2003 Scanpst' />Disabling unnecessary plugins is a great way to make your Outlook start faster, run more reliably, take less memory. In Outlook 2003 there are three places to look. This choice has been validated by the fair share of inconsistencies and bugs Outlook 2. Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8,  9, 1. An additional explanation has also been posted by Microsoft, when the discussion was brought up again shortly before the release of the Public Beta of Outlook 2. The Power of Word in Outlook. So now I have to buy Word as well Ripoff No, you dont have to buy Word 2. Outlook 2. 00. 72. When you install Outlook, it will detect if Word is installed as well. If it is not installed Outlook will install the so called stub of Word that Outlook uses to function correctly and display the new editor. You see They really gave it some thought and youll benefit from it that you wont lose Word as the email editor if you choose to only upgrade Outlook. Note There are some features which does require you to have the same version of Outlook and Word installed. However, none of these features were available in the classic Outlook editor either. For an overview of unsupported features and a workaround see Automatic spell check and Autocorrect not working. What does it breakThe most noticeable features that are broken are gif images dont animateflash objects display as a red X areaadvanced css formatting support which could lead to malformed newslettersHTML accessibility support like for instance for the visually impairedWhen you create fancy looking newsletters you can get a full overview of the rendering capabilities of Outlook in the MSDN guider Word 2. HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2. This guide also applies to Outlook 2. Outlook 2. 01. 3 and Outlook 2. Why are not all the HTML and CSS standards supported When youve gone through the list of what is and what isnt supported, youll find that most of the things that arent supported fall within the following 2 categories the feature could pose a security riskthe feature doesnt have to do anything with reading mail. For instance, when Outlook would support embedding flash objects in mail then Outlook cant ensure your security anymore but will have to leave that up to Adobe Flash. This means that if there is a security threat in Adobe Flash, reading your mail becomes dangerous as well and Outlook cant do a thing about it. Other kind of risks that are taken away by not supporting these features are presenting you with spoofed content and executing scripts on opening your email. Granted, there are several formatting standards which would be nice to see supported and wouldnt pose a security risk but Microsoft has decided against supporting them for now. These decisions are usually based on their priority how much demand is there for a feature, how much resources does it take to implement it and how much doescould it break by doing so, is there an alternative solution already availableYou can contact Microsoft Support directly to make a case for supporting a specific feature. Who are affected In the positive term everybody, as you are now presented with a much more secure messaging environment than if all standards were supported. In the negative term it is much easier to explain when we define the following four groups Everyday email user. Marketing people. Spammers. People who require alternative output or accessibility support Everyday email user. Prince Love Money. The everyday email user is not affected by this. When you take a look at your emails, youll find that they mainly consist out of text without any required formatting. In most cases you might as well have used Plain Text formatting instead of HTML. Marketing people. People in marketing are a bit more affected. They will need to look at their current design templates usually newsletters and see if they need to make some changes to their designs. In many cases there is no need to make changes as theyve already taken into account mail clients that support even less HTML and CSS features than Outlook. Also, many of the newsletters start with a link to read the information on the companys website which actually is an increased sales opportunity already free marketing tip from me. The sad story is that there isnt really a standard for mail clients in terms of which HTML and CSS components they should support, like there is for browsers. It basically comes down to the fact that in order to be compatible with the most mail clients, youre restricted to a limited set of HTML4 tags, should use CSS as little as possible and test, test, test. Spammers. Spammers do I even need to explain this one As they are basically abusing every trick in the book, giving them less to play with is bad news for them but good news for you and me. People who require alternative output or accessibility support. Which brings us to the last group People who require alternative output or accessibility support. From my point of view, this group is the most negatively affected of all. Some of the features required for this are no longer supported or harder to use. This means that accessibility support is now completely up to Windows, Outlook or a 3rd party application and not up to the sender or the mail properties itself. I know that in Windows Vista and again in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 1. Im not sure if this is enough to compensate for the loss. If you are using Windows and Outlook any version of either with alternative output or accessibility support and want to share your experience feel free to contact me directly. How to work around this.