Apple Mail Default font for authored email messages

If you sent e-mail as plain text, then whatever font you use on your device will be absolutely irrelevant for the receiver.

For example, I use Menlo 24 - rather big, because my eyesight is not so great.

Say you compose rich text mail using Helvetica 12. That is what I would receive.

But your e-mail is in plain text, it does not contain any font information whatsoever. Whatever you use does not affect me, the recipient.

markfromlandolakes wrote:

Good point, that is true. I hadn’t thought

About how ironic that is, or even considered that anyone would want to force a plain font on an incoming email.

I’m not sure why you think it’s being forced on people,. I don’t want to see anything but plain text. I don’t want to see what you think is cute, “professional, interesting, enhanced, or otherwise adulterated. I just want to see the text. The rest of it it’s just useless garbage.

markfromlandolakes wrote:

Now I know people are very concerned about the font somebody else used in an email. I’m sure my comic sans is ruined many days

Probably not because the recipient determines which fonts are displayed unless the email is constructed in html or as an image.

I wouldn't know as I've never used Outlook. I guess the html email I've received were constructed with Outlook or some of them. I've led a sheltered life. I've never owned or used a PC except for one time in a Paris hotel trying to get my Apple emails online.

I never would have thought that anyone would care what font was used,

Many fonts are unreadable. I don't know why they exist.

Because I have never thought wow I hate this email because they used a non-standard font. I am not annoyed by the font somebody Chose. But, Now I know people are very concerned about the font somebody else used in an email. I’m sure my comic sans is ruined many days

I just don't understand why people think they need to change the font, style, or anything else. If you can't get the message across in the subject, I really don't have time to read the rest of the cruft. If the subject is interesting enough, I might actually read what you send, but if I have to filter through what you think is important as identified by italics, bold, color, or anything else, I don't care what you have to say. If it is that complicated, call me.

I often wonder whether Apple employees themselves use Mail or some other app like Outlook where they have these options which Mail lacks....

Old Toad wrote:

unless the email is constructed in html

Which probably includes just about every email sent with the Outlook app, no?