outlook reply with selected quote

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 11, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: outlook reply with selected quote
>
> Leo,
> I'm looking for a simple feature in Outlook. I would like to
> be able to highlight a section of text in someone's e-mail,
> click reply, and then have only that section of text quoted
> in my reply. I've been doing this for years with Eudora, but
> I've never been able to manage it with Outlook. I've even
> searched for add-ons. It seems so basic. Or is it just a
> "Eudora thing" that nobody else wants? Or maybe I'm missing
> something?

For being as incredibly powerful as it is, Outlook does miss some
really basic features, and you've nailed one of them. Message
templating in general kinda sucks.

I know of no way to do what you're looking for - without getting
into Macro programming. It's not that hard, but then my view's
tainted by being a programming for (mumble) years. Unfortunately
you can't really record a macro in Outlook, you have to write it.

My solution, fwiw, is two-fold: plain text emails, and then a
small macro which fires up a text editor on the message body.
That text editor, an old programmer's editor, has very powerful
ways to be extended to do whatever.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you :-(

Thanks for asking,

Leo