No "Options" in the Tool Menu

[Barry Karas]

I use Outlook Expess 6 for a newsreader [I know that there are other
newsreaders out there, but there is so much going on here...]. I wanted to
change my font in a reply message. These were the instructions:

"To change the font, style, and size of text
You can change the way the text looks for all your messages or you can make
changes to selected text within a message.
To change the text style for all messages
On the Tools menu, click Options.
On the Compose tab, click Font Settings.
To format text within individual messages
Select the text you want to format.
(To change the font for an entire message, on the Edit menu, click Select
All.)
On the formatting toolbar, click the buttons for the options you want.
Notes
If you have trouble formatting, make sure HTML formatting is turned on by
clicking the Format menu in a new message window and then clicking Rich Text
(HTML). A black dot appears by the command when it is selected.
When you use HTML formatting and the recipient's e-mail or news program does
not read HTML, the message appears as plain text with an HTML file attached.
The recipient can view the attached file by opening it in any Web browser. "

Unfortunately, there is no "Options" in the Tool Menu. So I am stuck using
the font of the original writer.

If there is a way to change my font in a REPLY message in OE6, how wouold I
do so?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

 

[Richard in AZ]

I use Outlook Expess 6 for a newsreader [I know that there are other newsreaders out there, but
there is so much going on here...]. I wanted to change my font in a reply message. These were the
instructions:

"To change the font, style, and size of text
You can change the way the text looks for all your messages or you can make changes to selected
text within a message.
To change the text style for all messages
On the Tools menu, click Options.
On the Compose tab, click Font Settings.
To format text within individual messages
Select the text you want to format.
(To change the font for an entire message, on the Edit menu, click Select All.)
On the formatting toolbar, click the buttons for the options you want.
Notes
If you have trouble formatting, make sure HTML formatting is turned on by clicking the Format menu
in a new message window and then clicking Rich Text (HTML). A black dot appears by the command
when it is selected.
When you use HTML formatting and the recipient's e-mail or news program does not read HTML, the
message appears as plain text with an HTML file attached. The recipient can view the attached file
by opening it in any Web browser. "

Unfortunately, there is no "Options" in the Tool Menu. So I am stuck using the font of the
original writer.

If there is a way to change my font in a REPLY message in OE6, how wouold I do so?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

True there is no OPTIONS in the tool menu 'when you have the reply open'.
You have to go to the TOOLS menu before you start a reply. Then you will have the OPTIONS available
to you.
However for news groups, you should not reply in the HTML format, therefore you stuck with the
default text size.