set margins in the body of an e-mail

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fenman1943

4/20/14 06:07

When I type an e-mail the message starts right up against the left of the body of the e-mail.

How do I set e.g. justified alignment or at least margins - I have tried EDIT, VIEW etc but anything I set is ignored.

Your urgent help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

When I type an e-mail the message starts right up against the left of the body of the e-mail. How do I set e.g. justified alignment or at least margins - I have tried EDIT, VIEW etc but anything I set is ignored. Your urgent help would be appreciated. Thanks Graham

Answer 1 · 2014-04-20 06:07:01

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

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4/20/14 08:19

You should see a small band of white before the first letter, unless you choose (or you are replying to) an email template that eliminates that normal margin.

If you want to manually enlarge that left margin, you can use:

Format > Page Colors and Background > "Advanced Edit" button

In the Advanced Property Editor, click the "Inline Style" tab

Under Property, type or paste:

margin-left

In value, type or paste the amount you want to use. For example:

3em

An "em" is the standard line height, so for a font size of 16px this creates a margin of 48px, or about half an inch. If you prefer, you can use:

0.5in

For half an inch (so that is fixed regardless of the font size of the message).

This was the first thing I discovered, so it wouldn't surprise me if there is an easier way.

Answer 2 · 2014-04-20 06:07:01

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

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4/20/14 08:22

Oh wait: use the toolbar buttons just above the compose box. In the section with bullets and numbering, the fourth icon will indent paragraphs, and the first button in the next section sets the alignment.

Answer 3 · 2014-04-20 06:07:01

fenman1943 Umnikazi wombuzo

4/20/14 18:23

Hello there and thanks for your swift response - I saw your "Oh wait" comment just as I was about to say "didn't work" !!! but it does, using that 4th icon you mentioned. I wonder if there's a way of making this margin indent the default ???

Many thanks again

Graham (Ely, Cambs, UK)

Answer 4 · 2014-04-20 06:07:01

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

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4/21/14 05:40

There is an add-on that allows you to create a custom template or stationery for Thunderbird messages. I haven't tried it myself, but it might allow you to set an indent as well as changing the alignment.

https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/stationery/