You can change the format of an e-mail message from plain text to HTML by choosing Format HTML.To send all your mail as HTML by default, set your mail format preferences in the mail configuration dialog box. See Composer Preferences for more information.HTML formatting tools are located in the toolbar just above the space where you actually compose the message. They also appear in the Insert and Format menus.The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which appear when you hold your mouse pointer over the buttons. The buttons fall into five categories: At the left edge of the toolbar, you can choose Normal for a default text style or Header 1 through Header 6 for varying sizes of header from large (1) to tiny (6). Other styles include preformat, to use the HTML tag for preformatted blocks of text, and three types of bullet points for lists.For instance, instead of using asterisks to mark a bulleted list, you can use the Bulleted List style from the style drop-down list. Evolution uses different bullet styles, and handles word wrap and multiple levels of indentation.Use these buttons to determine the way your e-mail 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.ButtonDescriptionTTTypewriter text, which is approximately the same as the Courier monospace font.Bold ABolds the text.Italic AItalicizes the text.Underlined AUnderlines the text.Strike through AMarks a line through the text.Located next to the text style buttons, the three paragraph icons should be familiar to users of most word processing software. The leftmost button aligns your text to the left, the center button centers text, and the right button aligns the text to the right. The button with the arrow pointing left decreases a paragraph's indentation, and the right arrow increases its indentation.At the far right is the color section tool, where a 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 on the message background, then selecting Style Page Style.
