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    <desc>Change font sizes, styles and colors in the mail composer.</desc>
    <link type="guide" xref="mail-composer-html#formatting-options-html" />

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      <name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
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<title>Formatting Text in HTML</title>

     <p>Text formatting tools that are available in HTML format only are located in the second tool bar below the <gui>Subject</gui> line after enabling HTML format. They also appear in the <gui>Insert</gui> and <gui>Format</gui> menus.</p>
     <p>The icons in the tool bar are explained in tooltips which appear when you hold your mouse pointer over the buttons.</p>

<section id="text-styles">
      <title>Text Styles:</title>
      <p>Use these buttons in the lower tool bar to determine the way your email looks. If you have text selected, the style applies to the selected text. If you do not have text selected, the style applies to whatever you type next.</p>

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  <tr>
    <td><p>Button</p></td>
    <td><p>Description</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>+0</p></td>
    <td><p>Font size.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><media type="image" its:translate="no" src="./figures/color-000000.png" /></p></td>
    <td><p>Color chooser for text. The box displays the current text color. To choose a new color, click the arrow button to the right. If you have text selected, the color applies to the selected text. If you do not have text selected, the color applies to whatever you type next. You can select a background color or image by right-clicking the message background, then selecting <guiseq><gui>Style</gui><gui>Page Style</gui></guiseq>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>TT</p></td>
    <td><p>Typewriter text, which is similar to a monospace font.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>Bold A</p></td>
    <td><p>Bolds the text.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>Italic A</p></td>
    <td><p>Italicizes the text.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>Underlined A</p></td>
    <td><p>Underlines the text.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p>Strike through A</p></td>
    <td><p>Marks a line through the text.</p></td>
  </tr>
</table>

<p>The other buttons are explained under <link xref="mail-composer-html#formatting-options-html" />.</p>

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