MSN Explorer: Format text in email messages

You can create emails with plain or formatted text (rich text). Formatting options for rich text include different fonts, sizes, colors, and styles.

Change message fonts

  1. Click the Help & Settings menu, and then click Settings.

  2. In the left pane, click E-mail.

  3. Click Writing e-mail

  4. Click Font.

  5. Choose the font, color, size, and style settings that you want when you write messages.

  6. Click OK.

Set text formatting options

  1. Click the Help & Settings menu, and then click Settings.

  2. In the left pane, click E-mail.

  3. Click Writing e-mail

  4. Click Text formatting.

  5. Choose the text formatting options that you want.

  6. Click Save Changes.

Change the format of replies

  1. Click the Help & Settings menu, and then click Settings.

  2. In the left pane, click E-mail.

  3. Click Writing e-mail

  4. Click Send and reply options.

  5. Choose the send and reply options that you want.

  6. Click Save Changes.

noteNote
  • When you create a message using formatted text, only email programs that support HTML can read the formatting. If the recipient's email program can't read HTML, the message appears as plain text with an HTML file attached. The recipient can then view the formatted message by opening the attached HTML file in a web browser.

  • To change the formatting of text while writing email, select the text, and then click Font, Size, or the Font Color button Font Color button.

  • If you use stationery in your messages, the font settings in your stationery override the preferences that you set.

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