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Tools
If your web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
or later, you can format your message by changing the text style, color,
size, and much more.
- On the Compose page, notice the formatting toolbar. This toolbar
appears directly below the Attachments option.
Selecting Text
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Select
the text you want to change by holding down the left mouse button, dragging
the pointer to the end of the text you want to format, and then releasing the
mouse button. You can also hold the Shift key on the keyboard while
using the arrow keys on the keyboard to select text.
 Note: Click on the link that says “Color and
Graphics” on the Compose Message screen to see the standard window
for composing text. Click the “Plain”
hyperlink to remove the formatting toolbar.
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Click
the options you want on the rich-text toolbar, using the following table as a
guide.
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Select:
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To:
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Controls the appearance
of a selected paragraph using traditional HTML tags.
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Change the font of
selected text.
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Cuts the size of your
text.
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Remove the selected
text. Use the Paste command to insert the text in a different place.
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Copy the selected
text. Use the Paste command to add the text in a different place.
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Paste the cut or copied
text where you place the cursor.
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Make your text bold.
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Italicize your text.
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Underline your text.
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Change the color to your
text.
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Add a background color
to your text.
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Align text on your left.
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Center your text.
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Align text on the right.
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Add
a numbered list.
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Add a bulleted list.
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Increase indent.
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Decrease indent.
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Inserts a web site
hyperlink.
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Add the selected symbol
or emoticon to convey emotion or add flair within a message.
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View HTML Source
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The “Color and Graphics”
version automatically converts your text into HTML. When you click the “View Source” box, it
is converted to HTML tags. You can
then edit the HTML if you choose.
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