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new message is littered with astorisk symbols - why?

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Cruz7689
Cruz7689

When I create new email messages, they are littered with asterisk symbols which carry through when the message is sent. How do I avoid these asterisk symbols from being added to the message?

When I create new email messages, they are littered with asterisk symbols which carry through when the message is sent. How do I avoid these asterisk symbols from being added to the message?

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Zenos
Zenos

Can you provide an example?

Do they copy and paste? Or maybe you can provide a screen shot.

Cruz7689
Cruz7689 Question owner

Zenos, Below is a brief message I recently created and emailed. I copy and pasted this message and it looks exactly as it did when it was created and after Sending.

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JUST A QUICK REMINDER

AMHERST**HERITAGE TRUST SOCIETY MEETS THIS WEDNESDAY MARCH 14 AT THE AMHERST ARMOURIES - USE THE SIDE DOOR

REGULAR MEETING STARTS AT 7:00 pm

    • HERITAGE CANADA - 10 MOST ENDANGERED PLACES COMMITTEE MEETS 1/2 HOUR EARLIER AT 6:30 p*m
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Matt
Matt
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I see nothing amiss. Are you using Yahoo?