I use character style attributes (e.g., boldface, italic, underline, size) and other RTF nicities, (e.g.,text color, highlight colors, etc. ) extensively.
I recently responded to a friend’s email by interspersing my comments within the text I’d received from her. (I distinguished my responses from her original text by boldfacing them and went on from there.) As I formatted I noticed immediately that my formats were not being displayed. No problem, I instructed Outlook to format my reply as “html”, problem solved.
Today I received a continuation of that conversation and including all the material we’d exchanged. I’d expected it to contain my formatted text and was very surprised to find that everything I’d included in the last communication had been changed into CAPITAL LETTERS.
Q1) Was the email my friend got from me formatted in the way I’d intended? Would she have been able to see it as formatted text or had my text been ‘TRANSLATED’ before she opened it?
I brought the problem to her attention by telling her what I believed had happened and instructing her to change her email to a mode where it displayed "as html" (i.e., in full RTF splendor)—a change, I emphasized, that should be a simple matter. She responded by saying that for the last god-knows-how-long (30+ years?) she has been sending/receiving email using the email (engine) provided to her by her isp/email-provider and displayed in that provider's email app/website. She said: “I get my emails directly from webmail.xxxxx.com/? . . . , and can't control bold, colors, etc.”
Apparently, she never knew there was any other way of experiencing email!
Q2) I guess these primitive forms of email are still in existence. Are they widely used? Should there be a way one can easily change the way email is displayed or request the provider do the change (and expect not to be charged for the service)?
I realize there’s a simple solution to this problem: She could just establish a Gmail address and view It through gmail.com. But I’m afraid this would come to naught.
I could also establish a gmail account for her and ask her to try it out, but, again, what with getting used to a new email address; from a new provider; using gmail.com; and having to contend with all the verification procedures (2-step verification; Two-Factor Authentication, security questions, privacy settings, yada, yada…) Google puts one through; I feel fairly certain this effort on my part would totally alienate her.
Q3) Realistically speaking, how can she retain her isp, continue to use her isp’s email address and email website, and experience email in full RTF/html splendor?
Thanks
I recently responded to a friend’s email by interspersing my comments within the text I’d received from her. (I distinguished my responses from her original text by boldfacing them and went on from there.) As I formatted I noticed immediately that my formats were not being displayed. No problem, I instructed Outlook to format my reply as “html”, problem solved.
Today I received a continuation of that conversation and including all the material we’d exchanged. I’d expected it to contain my formatted text and was very surprised to find that everything I’d included in the last communication had been changed into CAPITAL LETTERS.
Q1) Was the email my friend got from me formatted in the way I’d intended? Would she have been able to see it as formatted text or had my text been ‘TRANSLATED’ before she opened it?
I brought the problem to her attention by telling her what I believed had happened and instructing her to change her email to a mode where it displayed "as html" (i.e., in full RTF splendor)—a change, I emphasized, that should be a simple matter. She responded by saying that for the last god-knows-how-long (30+ years?) she has been sending/receiving email using the email (engine) provided to her by her isp/email-provider and displayed in that provider's email app/website. She said: “I get my emails directly from webmail.xxxxx.com/? . . . , and can't control bold, colors, etc.”
Apparently, she never knew there was any other way of experiencing email!
Q2) I guess these primitive forms of email are still in existence. Are they widely used? Should there be a way one can easily change the way email is displayed or request the provider do the change (and expect not to be charged for the service)?
I realize there’s a simple solution to this problem: She could just establish a Gmail address and view It through gmail.com. But I’m afraid this would come to naught.
I could also establish a gmail account for her and ask her to try it out, but, again, what with getting used to a new email address; from a new provider; using gmail.com; and having to contend with all the verification procedures (2-step verification; Two-Factor Authentication, security questions, privacy settings, yada, yada…) Google puts one through; I feel fairly certain this effort on my part would totally alienate her.
Q3) Realistically speaking, how can she retain her isp, continue to use her isp’s email address and email website, and experience email in full RTF/html splendor?
Thanks
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inc. Inspiron 16 7610
- CPU
- Dell Inc. 0FHWFD A01
- Motherboard
- Dell Inc. 0FHWFD A01
- Memory
- 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2.30 gigahertz Intel 11th Gen Core i7-11800H
- Sound Card
- Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop (small) and 1 or 2 external monitors
- Screen Resolution
- -
- Hard Drives
- PC711 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 1.02 TB NVMe ANB2N582412102F0G_0001
- PSU
- -
- Case
- Laptop
- Cooling
- fan
- Keyboard
- External!
- Mouse
- External
- Internet Speed
- -
- Browser
- Chrome (Chrome profiles), Firefox (Bookmark Search Plus2), Edge (History page), Opera (annoying)
- Antivirus
- WinDefender
- Other Info
- Win11 Home 23H2 22631.3447
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- Operating System
- Win10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- self
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B75M-D3H
- Memory
- 8068 MB Usable Installed Memory
- Graphics card(s)
- 2.30 gigahertz Intel 11th Gen Core i7-11800H
- Sound Card
- Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 Displays
- Screen Resolution
- n/a
- Hard Drives
- SSD and others (internal and external)
- Case
- Desktop
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- External
- Keyboard
- External
- Browser
- Chrome, Firefox, Tor, Brave, Opera, etc.
- Antivirus
- Win Defender
- Other Info
- Win10 & unfortunately OneDrive: Can't completely rid myself of this!!