There are many options for customising how your text appears in your AOL email on the web. These options allow you to show your creativity and individuality online. Formatting text is done by using the text styling toolbar, located just above the box where you type your email message in the Write Email window. It contains a number of formatting features, for example text colour, centering, or bolding.

Note: The Rich Text/HTML editing feature requires using the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

Select the Rich Text/HTML Editor

When you select the Rich Text/HTML editor, your Write Email window will include a formatting toolbar above the large text box where you type your email message.

To select the Rich Text/HTML editor:

1. On the AOL Email window, click the Settings button.
2. Click the Authoring link.
3. Click the Use Rich Text/HTML Editing box to place a check mark in it.
4. Click the Save button.
5. Click the OK button.

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 email is Verdana.

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.

Bold

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

Italics

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

Underline

Click the Underline button to underline the selected text.

Font Colour

Click the Font Colour button, click the colour you want your text to be to select it, then click the OK button. 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.

Background Colour

Click the Background Colour button, click the colour you want your text to be to select it, then click the OK button. 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.

Format

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