Formatting plain text messages

Question

Is there any way to write plain text so that Outlook will turn certain words into a specific hyperlink or will format other words (bold and/or underlined) when it displays the message?  Specifically, I am using the "additional text" field
of a resource mailbox in Exchange 2010, which is plain text.  If I type a URL into the text (e.g., http://www.somesite.com), Outlook will pick up on that and format that text as a working hyperlink in the message the recipient sees. 
From this plain text input, I would like to be able to have the recipient's Outlook format a specific phrase as a hyperlink.  For example I want Outlook to format the words "Click here" to be a working hyperlink to http://www.somesite.com
without actually displaying the URL in the message.  Additionally, I would like to be able to have Outlook make other words or phrases bold and/or underlined.
Is it possible to write plain text so that the recipient's Outlook would pick up the desired formatting and display it the way I want?
Thank you very much for your help.

Answer 1

Hi,
As we are talking about Plain text, we can neither add hyperlinks to text nor format the text, Plain text doesn't support bold, italic, colored fonts, or other text formatting.
If you are editing a HTML or Rich Text email, I suppose you can try Quick Parts or AutoCorrect feature, either may meet your need:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/outlook-help/autocorrect-spelling-and-insert-text-and-symbols-HA010354277.aspx#_Toc311104945
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/quick-parts-HA010370568.aspx
If you need more details, feel free to post back.
Thanks,
Melon Chen
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