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About the rich text / HTML editor
Select the rich text / HTML editor
FAQs

About the rich text / HTML editor

There are many options for customizing how your text appears in your AOL® Mail on the Web e-mail. These options allow you to show your creativity and individuality online. In the AOL® Write Mail window formatting text is done by using the text styling toolbar, located just above the box where you type your e-mail message . It contains a number of formatting features, for example text colour, centring, or bolding.

Note: The Rich Text/HTML Editing feature requires using the Microsoft® Internet Explorer® or AOL® Explorer browser.

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Select the rich text / HTML editor

When you select the Rich Text/HTML editor, your AOL Write Mail window will include a formatting toolbar above the large text box where you type your e-mail message.

To select the Rich Text/HTML editor:
1. On the AOL Mail window, click the Settings link.
2. In the left pane, click the Compose link.
3. In the Compose section, click the Use Rich Text / HTML Editing box to place a check mark in it.
4. Click the Save button to confirm.

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FAQs

Text font
Text size
Bold
Italics
Underline
Font colour
Background colour
Format

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Text font

Click the Text Font drop-down menu to open it, choose a font you want to use from the list, then click it. The default font for e-mail is Verdana.

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Text size

Click the Text Size drop-down menu to open it, choose the size you want your text to be from the list, then click it. The larger the number, the bigger the letters will appear.

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Bold

Click the Bold button to make the letters in the highlighted text appear thicker.

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Italics

Click the Italics button to make the letters in the highlighted text appear slanted.

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Underline

Click the Underline button to underline the highlighted text.

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Font colour

Highlight the text you wish to give a different colour. Click the Select text colour icon, click to choose the colour in which you wish your text to appear. This will change the colour of your text.

Note: If you select the same colour for both the text and the background colour, the text will seem to disappear. To see the text again, select a different text or background colour.

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Background colour

Highlight the text to which you wish to give a background colour. Click the Select text background colour icon, click to select the colour. This will change the colour of the background of your text.

Note: If you select the same colour for both the text and the background colour, the text will seem to disappear. To see the text again, select a different text or background colour.

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Format

There are eight formatting buttons offered on the text styling bar. The buttons from left to right are:

• Justify left: This button will line up all the highlighted text with the left margin. Left alignment is the default alignment for text in e-mail.

• Justify Centre: This button will centre all the highlighted text lines on the page.

• Justify Right: This button will line up all the highlighted text with the right margin.

• Numbered List: This button will create a numbered list from the highlighted text.

• Bulleted List: This button will create a bulleted list from the highlighted text.

• Increase Indent: This button will indent all the highlighted text.

• Decrease Indent: This button will reduce the indentation of all the highlighted text.

• Horizontal line: This button will insert a horizontal line.

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