Apple mail vertical blue line to left of forwarded email?

The "Increase Quote Level" box was activated - I experienced the problem as I reported. I just deactivated the box and tried it again - no change, the vertical lines remain.

I can do a laborous work around by cutting & pasting to Word, re-cutting & pasting back into an email message, the vertical lines to disappear, but this works for text only - other than text does not survive the out - in to Word - recut & repaste into an email. There has to be an easier, more user friendly way.

Thanks though.

This did work in some (most) cases. It seems to work with text only messages all the time. It also worked with one message that had some non-text features but did not with another.

Your Format > Quote Level > Decrease did work.

Here is the one though that is still bucking the fix >

Was unable to insert it. I tried to save the email file to Word - the images/two icons which were moving in the e mail, were frozen in the Word file. I saved the word file & tried to insert here using your requested camera icon but it would not work (got a spinning beach ball for a short while). I think I am mixing apples & oranges trying that.

It was an email I receved & was trying to forward without that blue vetical line.

I give up - I have lived with it for a year (my entire Apple user time). Your fix does work most of the time. I'll have to be satisfied with that.

Jeffery Jones2

Please respond - you solved the question "ridding of the blue vertical line"

I want to give your the points credit. The box appears in my response & I figure if I click it, I woould get the credit, not you.

Thanks

Thanks - credit given where due.

Cooperton

Your "a much easier solution" was tried on three messages.

It did not work.

1. Format > Quote Level > Decrease dos work in many (most) cases.

2. Cut & paste works in most that option one did not correct, but not all.

3. Forget about those stubbon ones & either delete the email or send it on with the annoying blue line(s) on the left side of the email.

Thanks for your suggestion cooperton - but it ws 100% failure in three separate messages I tried to remedy.

Hi Paullythesolver,

I have used a combination of solutions that mostly (not 100%) work but are a laborous pain in the butt!

I checked your suggested solution and my Fonts & Colours text box that was "ticked" was "unticked".

The Composing quote level box was already unticked - no action required there.

I will have to await another incoming "side blue lined" email to see if your suggestion worked - it does logically sound like a winner, but the proof is still in the pudding to be seen!

There has been so much traffic on this issue over the past 18 months or so with so many experiencing a similar problem. I do hope this puts the problem to rest once & for all!

Thanks