Resolved Font size in [OE 6] E~mail

Are you using Text as opposed to HTML for your emails?

What is the effect of choosing another font - does that increase in size as expected?

This is an OE6 issue - moved to Microsoft Mail forum with title edit.

 

You are viewing the thread in the Microsoft Mail forum - I moved it there as this is an OE 6 specific issue, not a General Internet issue.

I will have to fire up my XP box to access OE 6 and possibly answer your question re. Text/HTML and come back. I use Outlook since migrating to Windows 7.

 

Tools > Options Send tab - Mail Sending Format ....

Is HTML or Plain Text selected?

To format a message you must be using HTML

Monotype Corsiva is not istalled on any of my computers so I can't check that one out - all other fonts respond to size change when the option under Format in a New Message Window is set to Rich Text (HTML)

Where are you clicking on OK - there is no such button in the New Message window?

 

Not on my version of OE - I just click on the dropdown arrow next to the font name and highlight the required font with a left mouse click and the dropdown closes and the font is set. Same on the size dropdown There is no 'OK' button.

I'll be away now for a few days so please do not assume that I am ignoring you

 

Web Safe Fonts

When creating HTML Web docs or formatted email messages, your viewers will not be able to see the doc or message as you intended UNLESS they too have the font you used installed on theoir computers.

If you use an uncommon font such as Monotype Corsiva, the reader's browser or email program will render the text in what "it thinks" is the closest match to that font, most often butchering the doc or message display.

Use common Web Safe fonts for email messages and Web paqes. These are the Web safe fonts:
http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html

 

What is on your computer makes no difference. Web safe fonts are the default fonts that come with an operating system. The additional fonts you see are installed automatically by other software programs, such as MS Office, MS Works, graphics programs, editors, publishers, etc., all 3rd party software.

The only one that sees your email the way you see it is you. (unless the recipients have the same fonts you have, which is very unlikely)

Though email messages can be formatted using almost any font, email is a communications program, not a desktop publishing program.

 

Email programs have a setting to (yes or no) reply using the same font as the originaql message, tyhus some replies may or may not use the same font as your original.

There are 3 basic font styles:
Serif: has wigglies on the ends, example: Times New Roman
Sans-Serif: sans = without, example: Arial, Verdana
Fixed Width: like on a real typewriter example: Courier, Monotype

Yes, these are Web Safe fonts:
Courier New, Courier New, Courier, monospace

Change OE font and retaining the settings must comply with certain things, such as the font size:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240730

If the font changes when typing messages, swee this OE5x article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q232001

In order for OE font settings to stick completely, you cannot use any Accessability settings for fonts in Internet Explorer. Many folks increase text size in IE and this has a tendancy top interfere with OE since OE uses the IE engine for HTML email composition. Do this:

Open Internet Explorer and click Tools > Internet Options > General Tab > Accessibility and ensure that each of the 3 formatting options is unchecked. In OE, ensure that HTML is set as the default mail sending.

note: bandaid on my index finger may cause misspellings

 

Question How do we know the fonts here are web safe ????
Where? At this forum? The software used by this forum uses Web safe fonts, as do all such software.

 

Why? I am not upset about anything, just here to help and to educate if possible.

Yes, most do not know or care about fonts in email or browsers until they encounter a problem such as "my nrecipients can't read my messages" or when creating newsletters to mailing lists or creating Web pages.

Just like all other software, one may pay no attention at all to the laws and functionality until the time to know arises. Bottom line, learn as you go gets more stuff done.

 

Tools > Options > Compose > Compose Font > Mail > Fonts Settings... button > set the default compose font there.