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If you see strange strings such as <nowiki><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--></nowiki> while viewing a HTML message it's due to proprietary HTML tags created by Microsoft Word or another Microsoft application. Outlook hides these tags so somebody mainly using Microsoft software may not be aware of the problem they're causing.

You can avoid this problem by having the sender save the HTML file as filtered HTML in Microsoft Word. This removes the proprietary tags used by Microsoft Office programs. There are also programs you can run to strip those tags if you export the message. 

==See also==
* [[ActiveX_errors_when_opening_message | ActiveX errors when opening a message]]

==External links==
*[http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ENS/web/tutorials/badcode/ Tags in Microsoft HTML code]
*[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1777205 Mozillazine thread about junk tags]
*[http://luke.francl.org/software/word-unmunger/ Word Unmonger]
*[http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/ Demoronizer]
*[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030852781033.aspx Microsoft article about using filtered HTML]

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