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Displaying Greek Characters In Microsoft Outlook Express
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If the software you use for sending and receiving email messages (Email Client Software), does not display greek characters, you can try three different methods for applying the settings we are suggesting for Microsoft Outlook Express. If you use some other email client software, it is certain that after setting it up accordingly, it will also display greek characters.
You can start by launching Microsoft Outlook Express. The instructions have been prepared for version 6.00.2800.1123. If you have a different version installed, you may notice some differences. In this case, apply the settings that resemble to the ones described here. In order to find out which version is installed on your computer, left-click on the Help menu and then left-click on About Microsoft Outlook Express.
You don't need to have an active internet connection in order to apply any of the settings described below.
Your email client software must have built-in support either for the Greek (Windows), or for the Greek (ISO), or for the Greek encoding. If all three options are supported, Greek (Windows) should be your first choice. If you are unable to locate any of these options, your email client software may be unable to display greek characters properly.
First Method
The settings described here, are temporary. You must apply them for every message containing greek characters that are not displayed properly.
If you are viewing the message in the main Outlook Express window, left-click on the View menu, then select Encoding and then left-click on Greek (Windows).
If you can't apply the setting above, left-click on the View menu, then select Encoding, then select More and then left-click on Greek (Windows).
Second Method
The settings described here, are temporary. You must apply them for every message containing greek characters that are not displayed properly.
If you have left-(double)-clicked on the message, then you are viewing it in its own window. Left-click on the Format menu, then select Encoding and then left-click on Greek (Windows).
If you can't apply the setting above, left-click on the Format menu, then select Encoding, then select More and then left-click on Greek (Windows).
Third Method
The settings described here, are permanent. You may change these settings whenever you like, but after you apply them, greek characters will always be displayed properly.
In the main Outlook Express window, left-click on the Tools menu and then left-click on Options.
Left-click on the Read tab.
Left-click on the Fonts button.
In the Font settings list box, select Greek.
In the Proportional font combo box, select Arial.
In the Fixed-width font combo box, select Courier New.
In the Encoding combo box, select Greek (Windows).
Left-click on the Set as Default button.
Left-click on the OK button.
Left-click on the International Settings button.
Provided that it is not already checked, left-click on Use default encoding for all incoming messages, in order to check it.
Left-click on the OK button.
Unless it is dimmed, left-click on the Apply button.
Left-click on the OK button.
If you want the recepients of your email messages to be able to view greek characters properly, you may apply the following settings.
In the main Outlook Express window, left-click on the Tools menu and then left-click on Options.
Left-click on the Send tab.
Left-click on the International Settings button.
In the Default encoding combo box, select Greek (Windows).
Left-click on the OK button.
Unless it is dimmed, left-click on the Apply button.
Left-click on the OK button.
01-09-2003