Outlook doesn't support a way to change or remove the name or message header at the top of the printout.

- If you use Word as the editor you can hit Forward or Reply and print from Word. This will include the To/From/subject/Date information. This works with all versions except Outlook 2007. (To set Word as the editor, go to Tools, Options, Mail Format tab and select the option to use Word as the email editor. Note that this only works if Outlook is installed in a suite with Word.)
- Open the Message in Internet Explorer and print. This only works with HTML formatted messages and you will lose To/From/Subject/Date header.
- Use a print utility listed below.
Look for Open in Browser on the View menu of an open message in Outlook 2003 and earlier. To convert a plain text message to HTML, open the message and go to Edit, Edit message then change the format to HTML
In Outlook 2007 and 2010, look for View in Browser on the Options menu of an open message. Edit message is also on the Options menu in Outlook 2007/2010.
A second problem some users run into is the name that prints is not their name. To fix this, you usually need to make a new profile and use the desired display name in the default account.
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Last reviewed on Sep 28, 2011


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