If you feel comfortable changing it in html then simply open a new email, click on Source at the bottom of the window, find the html code that says bgcolor="#ffffff" or bgcolor=#ffffff and change the hex color code for whatever you choose it to be. Pam > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Miss Rose > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:49 AM > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Font Colors in OE > > > I 'think' I got this information from this list before....and I > cannot find > it... maybe I got it elsewhere..... > > When you use Rich Text/html in OE you can type in colors... or set > background to colors...... > > Somewhere there is a way to set a color for an email that is NOT > one of the > choices that shows in the drop down menu. (Format---Rich Text > Format - Background > Color) > > There was a step where I entered the code for the color... and > then I could > use it. It would not save the color..I could only use it till I closed OE > ...but how did I do that????/ > > I know I did not dream this...... > > Any clues?>????? > > Thanks bunches.... > > Rose > > I am excited...we had measurable rain today..... up to 1/3 of an inch! > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/