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14 Sep 2017, 09:29 PM | #1 |
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Plain text in the IOS app
Hi all,
I've had issues in relation to font size and formatting in Fastmail i.e. how hard it is to ensure uniform formatting in the web interface/app. In the end, I decided to just go with plain text. However, when I comepose emails in plain texts in the IOS app, the message text and the signature text is different, even though both look the same when I compose a message in the web interface. The main body text as I am typing appears slightly larger and in a different font to the signature text. I'm find the font and sizing issues with Fastmail increasingly frustrating - I use it professional and the formatting of my emails is increasingly all over the place except when I use Fastmail with a third-party application like Outlook. That defeats the purpose, however, of using the web interface. I now feel that, after ditching rich text, I can't rely on the plain text option either. If anyone has any solution to the above that would be great. If Fastmail could also just all for something like numbered font options in the web interface for rich text that would be even better. Best, A |
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Plain text in the iOS app differs from plain text in the web interface
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30 Jul 2019, 07:44 PM | #3 |
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One of the largest formatting issues we all face is that no matter what your email looks like when you create it you have no control over how the message will be rendered at the receiving end. IMHO it is not worth struggling to format plain text messages. More than 50% of your messages are probably being opened on phones in the first place, which might destroy your formatting too.
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30 Jul 2019, 11:41 PM | #4 |
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A plain text email contains nothing at all about fonts - that's entirely down to the software displaying it.
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31 Jul 2019, 06:35 AM | #6 |
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The short answer is to not format regular email any more than necessary. Use a san serif web safe font like Arial 10-12 pt. Add paragraph breaks for spacing, and skip almost everything else. Yes, your HTML emails will look almost like plain text, but chances are they will be easy to read and get the point across. Start using fancy fonts and formatting and there is a very good chance your message will get garbled for some readers. If you want to get fancy with design use a marketing email platform like Mailchimp or Constant Contact.
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