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--- George Huxtable  wrote:

> That works, if I use HTML coding for my email messages. But if
> instead I choose plain text (as I have always preferred) then
> there's no format choice, and no format bar on the screen, and no
> way that I can see to return font size to its original preset value.
> Am I missing something here?

Hmmm... you've got me on that one. When I compose in plain text on my
version of OE everything displays in what looks like some 12-point
proportional font (Arial? That seems to be the Microsoft default for a
lot of things), and I just copied several characters from Character Map
and they all formatted in the same font and size as the text that was
already there.

Just so we're on the same page, you might want to check your OE
settings - under |Tools|Options|Send|Plain Text Settings| I have "MIME"
selected for "Message format", "Encode text using" set to "None", and
"Allow 8-bit characters in headers" is un-checked (the rest of the
options don't matter for what we're discussing here).

--
GregR


> I had requested help to deal with this problem. If I pasted in to a
> message
> being put together in Outlook Express a character from "Character
> Map" (or,
> indeed, from other sources), then it often caused the font size to be
>
> changed, and I could see no way to reset it back.
>
> GregR responded-
>
> On my end I don't have a problem with the font size changing (though
> OE
> sometimes insists on changing everything imported from Character Map
> to
> Arial font for some reason).
>
> Either way, it's easy enough to fix - right above the window where
> you
> type the e-mail, there should be a menu bar with font selections,
> size,
> options for bold/Italic/underline, color, etc. You can highlight the
> imported character (click the mouse and drag the cursor over it) and
> then select whatever characteristics (font/size/etc.) you want for
> it.
> That should also correct the problem with subsequent typing being
> formatted like the imported character.
>
> Although for me it's easier to just ignore those formatting
> "glitches"
> when they occur until I'm done with the e-mail, then highlight the
> entire text and apply the format changes once (saves having to do it
> each time if you want to make multiple changes).
>
> ===============================
>
> That works, if I use HTML coding for my email messages. But if
> instead I
> choose plain text (as I have always preferred) then there's no format
>
> choice, and no format bar on the screen, and no way that I can see to
> return
> font size to its original preset value. Am I missing something here?
>
> No doubt, all that changes is the displayed text on my screen, and
> the
> transmitted message goes out just the same, in plain text. So it
> isn't a big
> deal, for me, and is nothing to do with navigation (sorry...), but it
> would
> be handy for me to sort this out, if some guru can help. Do I have to
> change
> to HTML encoding?
>
> George.
>
> contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
>
>
>
>
> >
>


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