Live mail versus Outlook Express


  1. Posts : 32
    Windows 7-64 bit
       #1

    Live mail versus Outlook Express


    When I had Outlook Express for email, there was a link enabling me to select a color from several, and apply it to the body of the email. Is there a way to do that with Live Mail? Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 3,371
    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
       #2

    Are you using LM 2010 or 2011? I have 2011 and if you have it set to Plain Text then you can't set a color but if you switch to Rich Text (HTML) then you can change fonts and colors.
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  3. Posts : 32
    Windows 7-64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Imbed color into email body


    Trolin,
    I have LM 20011 and it is set to HTML. If I understand your post correctly I should be able to color an email. If so can you please tell me how it's done. Thanks. Hal.
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  4. Posts : 3,371
    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
       #4

    Hmmm... Maybe I misunderstood what you were trying to do. Do you mean using diffrent colored fonts or do you mean setting the background color?

    In order to use different color fonts, just select what color you want the text to be from the font color tool:


    I don't know how you can change the background color, although you could use the highlight tool to highlight selected text:

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  5. Posts : 32
    Windows 7-64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Back round color


    Not fonts. Back round color.
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  6. Posts : 2,066
    Windows 8 Pro w/MC 32-bit
       #6

    I think the background color of previous versions was set using "Stationary", which was removed from the 2011 version of WLM.
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