Re: Formatted email font size problems

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On 3/5/07 8:21 PM, in article C2122C32.23483%henryn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"henryn" <henryn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

She prefers to use a feature apparently supported by the product she is
using, and she cannot see why she cannot.

You could try with.... every client doesn't support the same features and if
you want your message to be read, it's best to send plain text. Save the
fancy stuff for your friends that can read it or want it. Stress "want".

Fonts can be set for plain text and HTML. The settings for plain text only
affect what YOU see and not what the sender receives. The receiver will see
the messages with THEIR preferences. When setting plain text, choose what
you like. This is a great feature, especially if you like larger fonts for
easy viewing. However, the font and size you choose for "HTML messages
(proportional)" do reflect the default font for outgoing HTML mail and is
the what recipient will see.

Alternatively, could you give or point me to a brief explanation of how it
is that font sizes are so badly mangled in formatted messages between these
two applications, both of which apparently support formatted messages?
Tekkie talk is fine with me, no worry.

I'm not the right person to explain the techie part. I do know it's getting
better between mac and pcs.

FAQ) How come text from Entourage appears so large when I send it to my
friends using Windows?

It has to do with the way that monitors connected to Windows systems display
images. Windows displays the screen picture at 96 dpi, while the Mac
displays the screen picture at 72 dpi. Because of this, messages that look
normally sized on the Windows computer will be small on the Macintosh. On
the other hand, messages that look normally-sized on the Macintosh are
magnified when they are shown on Windows displays.

You're best bet to get around this is to send your messages in plain text
(make sure the Format -> HTML option is unchecked). What the PC user sees
then only depends on his/her settings to display plain text messages.
Alternatively, you can change the font size to "Smaller" before sending so
that the messages appear at a more reasonable size on the receiving end.

HTH
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
One of the top five MS Entourage resources listed on the Entourage Blog.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>


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