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About the AOL® Mail on the Web Authoring Settings
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About the AOL Mail on the Web Authoring Settings

On AOL Mail on the Web, you get to customize your settings related to reading and writing e-mail. Its simple!

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Get to the AOL® Mail on the Web Authoring Settings Page

3. In the upper left, click the Settings link.

4. Follow the FAQs listed below, to configure your authoring settings.

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Vacation Response
Compose

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Vacation Response

When you are on vacation, you can ensure that an automatic response is sent to everyone who may send you a mail during that time.

To set up a vacation response:
1. Go to webmail.aol.com.au and sign in to AOL® Mail on the Web using your AOL® E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the General tab, look for the Vacation Response section, click the drop-down menu to open it, choose a message from the list, then click it.

4. Click the Save button.

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Compose

If you are using Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, you can decide to enable the Use Rich Text/HTML Editing option. This setting allows you to use colour, add formatting, and choose a font for the text in your e-mail message box.

To change your setting:
1. Go to webmail.aol.com.au and sign in to AOL® Mail on the Web using your AOL® E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the Compose tab, under the Compose section, click the Use Rich Text/ HTML Editing box, to either place a check mark in it to enable the feature or clear it to disable the feature.

5. Click the Save button.

To include a signature on every e-mail you send:
1. Go to webmail.aol.com.au and sign in to AOL® Mail on the Web using your AOL® E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the Compose tab, under the Signature section, click the drop-down menu to open it, choose Use signature, then click it.

4. In the box that appears below the drop-down menu, type the desired text for signature.

5. Click the Save button.

To do a spell check and automatically add e-mail address to contacts every time you send an e-mail:
1. Go to webmail.aol.com.au and sign in to AOL® Mail on the Web using your AOL® E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the Compose tab, under the Sending section, click the Check spelling before sending messages and the Automatically add email addresses to Contacts boxes to place a check marks in them.

4. Click the Save button.

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For more information about Web Suite features, check out the Product Insider's blog at http://journals.aol.com/websuiteblog/productinsider/.

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