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Linda
04-04-2004, 10:01 PM
When you forward an email, it is very important to get rid of any addresses that show on the email. These tips will also include how to get rid of those > characters that show up after an email has been forwarded and also show you two ways to highlight.

When you get an email and want to send it to someone else, hit the "forward" button. See all that "original message" stuff, etc? Left click at the very beginning of that and hold it down and highlight all of that stuff - addresses included. When you get all highlighted that you want to take off, let go of the mouse button and then hit your "backspace" button and poof it's all gone!

Or for another way to highlight - left click at the beginning of what you want to highlight. Now hold down the shift button and left click at the end of what you want highlighted and everything in between those two points will be covered. Then hit your "backspace" button and it all disappears. Now you're ready to send your cleaned email.

To get rid of those > characters, there are a few programs that you can use, but I use http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm You can download the program and keep it on your desktop for quick use. When you want to clean up those > you need to highlight all of the email that you want to keep. You can use either way of highlighting as explained in the above paragraph. When you finish highlighting it, then right click and choose "copy". Now click on your email stripper. When that comes up, click "paste" at the bottom. Now click on "strip it". Now click on "copy". Go back to your email program, start a new email and at the top, click your "paste" button and the new cleaned email will appear. Now click "send" and you're all set!

Eve
04-04-2004, 10:15 PM
Nice one Linda, I hope all the people that forward on messages to me with twentysix hundred addressess at the top are reading it! I dont like the idea of my email address being forwarded to all these unknown people either. :)

randiroo76073
04-05-2004, 03:20 AM
Great tip Linda, specially since I'm the one who gets to clean forwards all the time. Wife says; I want to forward this, will you clean it for me Honey:), how can I refuse;)
Am already using Email stripper, nice little prgm:)

Suze
04-05-2004, 10:08 AM
Great tip Linda, thanks

BlueIndian
04-05-2004, 06:16 PM
Thanks Linda

Denine
04-06-2004, 03:42 AM
Ok, I don't know why I can't get along with winzip. I saved it. But can't figure out how to make it a desktop icon. I opened winzip and opened email stripper. right clicked it to make it a shortcut, all I got was a shortcut in the box along side the original one. So now when I want to use it, do I go to start,winzip,click on e-mail stripper and I am all set? I think thats what I'm supposed to do?

geow25
04-09-2004, 04:12 AM
Denine, just double click the winzip file and then highlight "emailstripper.exe" and select "extract" from the tool bar. It will give you a window to save where you desire e.g. "desktop".

Breezy
04-10-2004, 02:10 PM
I am glad that you posted this as I think it is so important to get rid of all those addresses etc. when we forward email to others. Thanks! ;)