Email typing problems

robinpe

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I have Microsoft's Windows 8 'Mail' email service, ( I think its called 'Outlook'). When I'm about to type an email I first reset the 'font' size to 14 & set the 'bold' type. However, when I hit the 'Enter' key to start a new paragraph the font size goes back to its original size & sometimes the 'Bold' jumps out also. Any suggestions to solve this? Also does anybody know of an easy way to 'Select' a section of text, e.g. to 'Copy' & 'Paste' it. It's a real hit & miss for me. I have no problems 'Selecting' text in e.g. Wordpad.
 

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Also does anybody know of an easy way to 'Select' a section of text, e.g. to 'Copy' & 'Paste' it. It's a real hit & miss for me. I have no problems 'Selecting' text in e.g. Wordpad.

Put the cursor where you want it.
To get it located precisely (if it's off a letter or 2) use the left or right arrow keys.
Then, hold the Shift key & use the left or right arrow key to highlight the text & from Edit choose Copy.
Or press Ctrl + C.
Or right click the highlighted text & choose Copy.

To paste press Ctrl key + V.
 

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Thanks medab 1, I'm afraid it's not that easy. As I said it works fine in WordPad or Notepad, but trying to select text in email on my machine is a hit & miss proposition. It's really temperamental, I guess I'll just have to live with it. No suggestions about the font & bold?
 

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Thanks medab 1, No suggestions about the font & bold?

I don't use Microsoft email programs.
I use Gmail.
No problems there with fonts.

Someone else that uses the same email as you might respond. :)
 

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I have Microsoft's Windows 8 'Mail' email service, ( I think its called 'Outlook'). When I'm about to type an email I first reset the 'font' size to 14 & set the 'bold' type. However, when I hit the 'Enter' key to start a new paragraph the font size goes back to its original size & sometimes the 'Bold' jumps out also. Any suggestions to solve this? Also does anybody know of an easy way to 'Select' a section of text, e.g. to 'Copy' & 'Paste' it. It's a real hit & miss for me. I have no problems 'Selecting' text in e.g. Wordpad.

If you want all of your text to be 14 point and bold, you should set it after you're done typing. Highlight all the text and change the formatting.

are you using a keyboard and mouse? touch? trackpad? I'm trying to figure out why it's hit and miss to select text.
 

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Thanks guys, I use a touchscreen & it's a real hassle trying to highlight email text by touch & cursor placementl. I can use the pad & the previous suggestion of using the shift + arrow keys works, as I've just tried it. That's a very good suggestion about typing the text first & then changing the format size & emboldening it. I typed up a few lines & selected it with the keys & it worked fine. Thanks a lot.
 

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    Windows 8.1 and 10, 64-bit 9600 Multiprocessor Free
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    Lenovo Yoga Pro 1370 (Ultrabook)
    CPU
    Intel (R) 5Y70 @ 1.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo VIUU4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (R) HD Graphics 5300
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
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    3200 x 1800
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    256GB SSD
    Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000L2
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    Fan
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Ccleaner, Malwarebytes.
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    Touchscreen,
You have a laptop ?

If so you could buy a cheap plug & play usb mouse & attach it.

 

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    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
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    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
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    Extended Model 2
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    Opera 24.0
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    Avast Internet Security
Good idea medab 1. Thanks
 

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    Lenovo Yoga Pro 1370 (Ultrabook)
    CPU
    Intel (R) 5Y70 @ 1.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo VIUU4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (R) HD Graphics 5300
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Screen Resolution
    3200 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD
    Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000L2
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    Fan
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You are welcome.
 

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    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
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    Extended Model 2
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    Revision ON-C0
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    Opera 24.0
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    Avast Internet Security
I have the same problem. In NT I used to be able to change the default template with font, type size, and even a "signature" block. I would much prefer to change the template than struggle with a work-around such as has been suggested. Does anyone know where/how to change the default Hotmail template in Windows 8?
 

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    4 Gb
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