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Submission: On October 01 via api from US — Scanned from DE
Form analysis 3 forms found in the DOM
Name: searchForm — GET /en-au/Search/results
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<span role="presentation" style="overflow-x: visible;">Search</span>
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<li class="c-menu-item" style="overflow-x: visible;"> <span tabindex="-1" style="overflow-x: visible;">No results</span></li>
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</form>GET /search/results
<form id="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchBoxForm" class="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchBoxForm" method="GET" action="/search/results" autocomplete="off" role="search">
<div class="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchBoxContainer" role="presentation">
<input class="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchBox" id="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchBox" name="query" type="search" placeholder="How can we help you?">
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<button class="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchButton" id="searchsubmit" type="submit" title="Search" data-bi-mto="">
<span class="supHomeAndLandingPageSearchIcon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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</form>Name: smartFeedbackForm — javascript:void(0);
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<div id="extendedFeedbackHeader" class="supStickyFeedbackHeader">
<label for="feedbackText" class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleHelpful ocHidden">
<span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Thank you! Any more feedback for Microsoft?</span>
</label>
<label for="feedbackText" class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleNotHelpful ocHidden">
<span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Can you help us improve?</span> (Send feedback to Microsoft so we can help.) </label>
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<legend class="extendedFeedbackQuestionLabels">What affected your experience?</legend>
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<label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
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<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Resolved my issue</span>
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<label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
<input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="helpful_1" name="helpful_1" value="Clear instructions" data-bi-dnt="">
<span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Clear instructions"></span>
<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Clear instructions</span>
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<div class="experienceOption">
<label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
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<span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Easy to follow"></span>
<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Easy to follow</span>
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<span class="experienceOptionLabels">No jargon</span>
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<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Didn't match my screen</span>
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<div class="experienceOption">
<label class="articleExperienceOptionsLabels">
<input class="articleExperienceOptionsCheckbox" type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" id="notHelpful_1" name="notHelpful_1" value="Incorrect instructions" data-bi-dnt="">
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<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Too technical</span>
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<span class="checkboxTick" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-label="Not enough pictures"></span>
<span class="experienceOptionLabels">Not enough pictures</span>
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<div id="extendedFeedbackVerbatim" class="verbatimFeedback feedbackGroup">
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<span>By pressing submit, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.</span>
<a id="privacyLink" href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement"><span>Privacy Statement.</span></a>
</div>
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When you receive a message, there are several actions you can take on that
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* To reply to only the sender, select Reply.
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lines, select Reply All.
* To send the message to someone not on the To or Cc lines, select Forward.
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1. From a message you've received, select Reply, Reply All, or Forward. These
buttons can be found in several different places depending on your screen
resolution and version of Outlook. You can find them at the top of your
Reading Pane, alongside the right edge of the message, or on the main
Outlook ribbon.
2. Write your message.
Note: If your reply or forward opens in the Reading Pane and you’d like to
open your reply in a new window (so you can do things like change the font),
click the Pop Out button.
3. Recipients can be added or removed in the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes.
* Add a recipient Click To, Cc or Bcc, and then select a recipient. You
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* Remove a recipient Click the name and then press Delete.
4. Check the subject line. The subject line for a Reply is automatically set to
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simply typing in the subject box or you can leave it as is. Forwarded
messages have “FW:” in front of the original subject.
5. Click Send.
Tip: If you want all replies to automatically open in a new window, from the
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Forward allows you to type in a whole new set of recipients. Any attachments
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WHY AREN'T ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED WHEN I REPLY TO A MESSAGE?
When you reply to a message, attachments aren't included because you'd be
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is no way to change this behavior. Once you click Reply or Reply All, you can
attach a new version of the original file or any other file you'd like to
include. If you need to send a message with its attachments to other
individuals, use the Forward option.
Note: To learn how to request a reply with attachments feature, see How do I
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SHOULD I REPLY OR REPLY ALL?
Before you click Reply All, consider whether everyone needs to see your reply,
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It's often better to click Reply, and then add only the people you really want
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CAN I FORWARD MULTIPLE MESSAGES AT ONCE?
If you want to forward two or more messages to the same recipients as one
message, select the messages you want to include in the message list. Click the
first message, then hold the Ctrl key as you select the additional messages.
Once you've selected all of the messages you want to forward, click Forward on
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included as attachments.
CAN I HAVE ALL REPLIES AND FORWARDS OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW?
You can have Outlook automatically open all replies and forwards in a new window
(not in the Reading pane).
1. Select File > Options.
2. Select Mail, then scroll down to the Replies and forwards section.
3. Check the Open replies and forwards in a new window checkbox.
4. Click OK.
CAN I FORWARD AN EMAIL AS AN ATTACHMENT?
1. Select the email in the message list.
2. On the main Outlook Ribbon, select More > Forward as attachment.
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