Where is stationery?

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Where is stationery?

In mail help it says to click STATIONERY in the 'new message' window.

Just like every other stupid manual or help menu it doesn't say what it looks like, or where it is.

I would like to add some color to an email and left clicking produces nothing in the way of 'STATIONERY', or any reference to color or templates.

IF YOU'RE LISTINING APPLE.... HOW ABOUT A REAL EXPLANATION ON HOW TO FIND SOMETHING INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING CLICK A WORD THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE WHERE YOU SAY TO CLICK?

If anyone out there can please tell me where to click to do some custom work on an email I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 2, 2012 5:18 PM

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Linc Davis

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May 2, 2012 6:15 PM in response to starbird

IF YOU'RE LISTINING APPLE

It isn't. The only people listening here are your fellow Mac users, whom you're asking to volunteer their time.

In the toolbar of the message-editing window, you most likely have five icons, unless you've changed them. By hovering the cursor over one of those icons, you can see what it does. The Show Stationery icon should be the one furthest to the right.

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starbird Author

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May 2, 2012 7:45 PM in response to Linc Davis

I apologize if I offened anyone. I know people volunteer their time and I am grateful for that.

Thank you for taking YOUR time to tell me where that darn thing is. It was up there. I did not see it and I really appreciate knowing. Instructions said 'in the message body of the email', which is why I wasn't looking up there. I don't want to use the templates so much as I want to use color in the background. Is there a way to do that in email?

Thank you again.

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Linc Davis

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May 2, 2012 8:01 PM in response to starbird

Mail enables you to compose messages in rich-text format (RTF), but it doesn't provide a full RTF editor. Create the colored background in TextEdit by selecting a background color for text from the toolbar and then pressing return a few times. Drag or copy the result into a message window set for RTF.

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starbird Author

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May 2, 2012 8:14 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thank you I will try it out.

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starbird Author

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May 2, 2012 8:18 PM in response to Linc Davis

I don't see anything that says change color or select color for the background. I looked at everything in the tool bar and the menu... where should I be looking? Thank you.

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Linc Davis

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May 2, 2012 8:36 PM in response to starbird

Format > Make Rich Text

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starbird Author

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May 2, 2012 9:45 PM in response to Linc Davis

Your version is the top bar, and mine is the bottom bar. They don't look anything alike. Do I need a new version?

Thanks.

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Linc Davis

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May 2, 2012 9:53 PM in response to starbird

I'm running 10.7, and I failed to notice that you're running 10.6. I no longer have a 10.6 system to test, so I can't tell you any more. If you can't figure it out from the built-in help and/or a web search, post a question in the 10.6 discussion area.

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starbird Author

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May 2, 2012 10:15 PM in response to Linc Davis

I thought I had posted it there. I will try again, and thank you for all your help.

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