Reply to information posted in a public folder - Outlook

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Reply to information posted in a public folder

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Do one of the following:

Show Post a reply to the public folder

Open the public folder that contains posted information you want to reply to.
How?
- In the Folder List (Folder List: Displays the folders available in your mailbox. To view subfolders, click the plus sign (+) next to the folder. If the Folder List is not visible, on the Go menu, click Folder List.), in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), click Public Folders, and then click the folder you want to open.
  If the folder you want to open is located within another folder, click the plus sign (+) next to each subfolder until you find the folder you want.
Open the item or file you want to post a reply to.
To use the default form to reply to posted information, on the Actions menu, click Post Reply to Folder.
In the form, enter the information you want to post.
Click Post.

Show Reply to the person who posted information in a public folder

Open the public folder that contains the information you want to reply to.
How?
- In the Folder List (Folder List: Displays the folders available in your mailbox. To view subfolders, click the plus sign (+) next to the folder. If the Folder List is not visible, on the Go menu, click Folder List.), in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), click Public Folders, and then click the folder you want to open.
  If the folder you want to open is located within another folder, click the plus sign (+) next to each subfolder until you find the folder you want.
Select the item or file you want to reply to.
Click Reply .
Type your reply.
Click Send.