Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step eBook

Responding to Messages 639

The RE: prefix appears at the beginning of the message subject to indicate that this

is a response to an earlier message. Note that the response does not include the

original attachments (and in fact there is no indication that the original message

had any). The original message, including its header information, appears in the

content pane separated from the new content by a horizontal line.

3. With the cursor at the top of the content pane, type the following sentence:

We’ll need to get approval from the Marketing team before proceeding.

4. In the response header, click the Send button.

Outlook sends your reply, which appears in your Inbox as the active message in the

SBS First Draft conversation. The original message remains open on your screen.

5. In the original message, in the Respond group, click the Forward button.

Troubleshooting If the original message closes, select the message in your Inbox and

then click the Forward button in the Respond group on the Home tab.

Outlook creates a new version of the message that is not addressed to any recipi-

ent. The FW: prefix at the beginning of the message subject indicates that this is a

forwarded message. The files that were attached to the original message appear in

the Attached box. The message is otherwise identical to the earlier response.

The MailTip at the top of the message header indicates that another message (your response)

has been added to the conversation, so the message you’re forwarding isn’t technically the

most current.

You address and send a forwarded message as you would any other.

6. In the To box, enter your e-mail address.