Trying to format an email in outlook.

[Coldkilla]

I have to write off the parts I used and received everyday at work and by doing so sending an email that kinda looks like this for example purposes (but is much larger in the original email).

PART# /QTY: ---------- CALL# ----------- PROBLEM / NOTES -----------WAYBILL#
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382
2222222222------------333333333---------GX270 S/B----------------------239823982382

Doing it like such is easy to write, but difficult to read on the receiving end, the formatting never stays. Kinda like it does in AT. If I simply use TAB in outlook, it will look like this on the receiving end:

PART# /QTY: CALL# PROBLEM / NOTES WAYBILL#
2222222222 333333333 GX270 S/B 239823982382
2222222222 333333333 GX270 S/B 239823982382
2222222222 333333333 GX270 S/B 239823982382
2222222222 333333333 GX270 S/B 239823982382
2222222222 333333333 GX270 S/B 239823982382

Is there a way to preserve the formatting I get in outlook so the receiver can see it like I see it? Using the '--' lines work to preserve the formatting in AT and outlook, but with nearly 300 of these per day, it is annoying to A. Write the lines out in between each category 300x. B. Annoying for the reader receiving these emails and seeing an unformatted mess in front of them.

 

[MrChad]

Are you using a plain-text format or HTML/Rich Text format? HTML format emails are going to trim extra whitespace, typically. If you want to use HTML, insert a table rather than spacing with tabs.

Could you throw this data into a spreadsheet?