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[Betty Mayfield <bmayfield@opusnet.com>]

I use the Eudora e-mail program, and I can choose under Tools, Options.
One of the options is Styled text, When I click that it asks me to check
if I want to send styled text, plain text only or plain and styled. The
latter would come when I am  answering a message written in
something like blue italic. If I say, plain and styled, that portion of
it will stay blue italic. Otherwise if I choose plain only, and it will
all be black and standard.

Just for fun I went over and looked at Outlook Express, which came
bundled with my computer. It too has Tools, Options. Under Send it has a
default of HTML for sending messages, but one can easily click the button
for plain text.

Betty Mayfield
northwest Oregon

At 04:13 PM 2/5/2009, Rivka wrote:

> On Feb 5, 2009, at 11:49 AM,
> tanis cuff wrote: 
>
> > Figuring out how to change it
> > can be a problem.  It's not obvious or intuitive.  Is there a
> > quick & easy way to find the instructions?  For example, in
> > Hotmail there is an option on the working page to change from "Plain
> > Text" to more decorative fonts, but this is not the problem,
> > correct? 
>
> On Feb 5, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Martha L. Davis wrote: 
>
> > I have absolutely no idea
> > whether I am posting in html or not.  I am doing whatever the mail
> > program automatially does.  For those of you that are having
> > problems with some emails how do people know or find out what they are
> > posting in? 
>
> I think the answer to this is going to depend on the email program you're
> using; I doubt, for instance, that it would help for me to give you
> instructions on how to use Mac Mail (though if that is what you're using,
> let me know). 
>
> If you post what program you're using, maybe someone who also uses that
> program can help you. 
>
> But in general, no, you do not want more decorative fonts. They often
> don't come through right to the people you're sending to, anyway; even if
> you're not posting to this list. If there's an option for "Plain
> Text", I would definitely use that. 
>
> --Rivka 
> Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly 
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