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Sending Plain Text E-mail Messages

Hotmail

 

• Click on "Compose tab", address the message and fill in the "Subject" line
• Before composing the message, click on "Tools" (next to "Copy message to sent folder")
• Click on "Rich-text editor OFF" to set off
• NOTE: The toggle is actually counter-intuitive. That is, if the drop menu choice says "Rich -Text Editor OFF" RTF formatting is on. When the toggle shows "Rich -Text Editor ON" RTF formatting is off.
• If you receive a pop up message "Are you sure you want to do this?" Click "OK" and wait for text formatting tools to disappear
• NOTE: If you are using Netscape, then you will NOT be given the the choice to turn ON/OFF RTF formatting. Messages will be sent in plain text format.
• Compose your plain text message
• Send your plain text message

 

Original material courtesy of Gerald E. Boyd.