Gmail Text Wrap Problem

16 years ago

My wife just got a laptop....that uses Windows 7. That does not come with Outlook Express so she is using gmail to handle her email.

Here is the problem: The text does not wrap to the next line when she gets to the end of a line. Her text in an email would be one continuous line....no matter how long the line would be. Where is the setting that will make the text wrap to the next line automatically.

I thank you for your help.

Larry

PS....she is using Firefox for her browswer. I am not sure that is pertinent information or not.

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zep516
16 years ago
Larry I can't find a thing on that issue, but here is a link.

I wonder maybe if it's just a simple left / right align issue.

Here is a link that might be useful: G-Mail help
bob414
16 years ago
If you want the text to wrap when you compose gmail you have to use plain text. The default is rich text (or html). To change to plain text click on the plain text link at the end of the tool bar in the compose window. It will warn you about maybe losing some formatting options, etc. Just click OK to change to plain text. That seems to be an email standard. Plain text wraps, html doesn't.
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not2bright
16 years ago
I've always used html by default and have never had a wrap problem. Perhaps, though, if Larry would try bob's suggestion of switching to plain text and then switch back to html to see if that clears things up. (Maybe even logging off before switching it back ??)
dudsiam
Original Author
16 years ago
The problem is solved. I played around with the plain text then back to html....and eventually it started working. The text is now wraping. I thank you all for the help.

With OE express you can pick the size of the font from 8 to 36. It seems that with gmail you can only select small, medium, and large. That is the next problem I am working on. Maybe that is not a solveable problem.

Thanks again for your help.

Larry
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
16 years ago
she might look at this site for email, I have had an account there since it began and they have continually made improvements and added some very nice features.
I get zero spam. and it is super easy to use it to fetch your email from other accounts.

Here is a link that might be useful: gmx
not2bright
16 years ago
Larry,

Glad to hear you solved your immediate problem ! :-)

Re: Gmail compose font size, I don't think there's much you can do about it. What you see is what you get. For now it seems you have to find the right balance between the style of the font and its display size. Perhaps, though, someone may be working on a "Lab" feature to address this issue. ??

Also, for future reference, you (and/or your wife) could peruse the Email Discussions Forum. There are many threads on email providers, whether you're looking for a new one or just trying to solve a problem with one you have. They have lots of helpful people to assist you.

There are a few provider-specific sections, too (for Runbox, Fastmail and Gmail -- though only the first two have contributions from actual representatives of those services).

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Here is a link that might be useful: Email Discussions Forum

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