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Now this is what I call a wonderful attribute of HTML that can be used in so many ways, its functionality proves itself. Using Outlook Express, you need to know very little about HTML to incorporate a comment block directly into your stationery.

To view the comment block I've incorporated into this stationery, press your Control key and F2 simultaneously. On the second line of the source code, you'll see this text:

Pretty nifty, huh?

You can place any text you want into the source of a stationery by selecting View | Source Edit from Outlook Express' menu options, then selecting the Source Tab.

It's very important however that you open the comment block appropriately with a .

You want the comment block to be visible from the source code, but not visible in the body message itself AND if a comment block is not opened and closed appropriately, it can cause your entire document to be hidden to a viewer. Open and close comment blocks carefully.

As well, a comment block can be included anywhere in your source code, as long as it begins and ends on it's own line, opened and closed correctly, and is not included within a HTML tag (i.e., <HEAD <!--xxx >).

My favorite usage for this little HTML trick is compiling stationery. I can include my email address, my website address or a comment to anyone who might snag my stationery.