AOL Plain text e-mails

Version 6.0 and 7.0
Shut off your signature file, if it includes HTML formatting. If it doesn't resolve the problem, change your global e-mail preferences (you only need to do this once):
1. Go to Keyword: "Preferences" (or choose "Preferences" from the "Settings" menu). 
2. Click on "Font, Text, & Graphics Preferences." 
3. Click on the "Reset" button at the bottom of the resulting window. Do not make any changes in the "Font Preferences" area of the window. 
4. Click on the "Save" button. 


Version 6.0 — For Each E-mail:
1. Compose and address the e-mail. 
2. Choose "Select All" from the "Edit" menu to highlight the entire message. 
3. Right-click somewhere over the highlighted text. 
4. Choose "Normal" from the "Text" menu. 
5. Taking care not to make any further changes to the message, send it.
or 
1. Go to the top menu marked "Settings." 
2. Click on "Preferences" and choose "Mail.
3. Make sure the mail options marked "show white headers" and "show addresses as hyperlinks" are not checked. 

Version 8.0
Unfortunately it appears that it is not possible to create plain text e-mails using this version of AOL.
If you are using version 8.0 please send your request for contatc details to society@sdfhs.org, but make it clear in the e-mail that you have done so because you are 
using A)L 8.0. Your e-mail will then be filtered correctly.


Version 9.0
A. CHANGE THE TEXT PREFERENCES TO SEND PLAIN TEXT FOR ONLY ONE E-MAIL
    1. On the AOL® toolbar, click the WRITE icon.
    2. Use the drop-down menus to select ARIAL and 10, ensure the buttons for BOLD, ITALICS, and UNDERLINED are not selected, then click the TEXT COLOR button.
    3. Select black, then click the OK button.
    4. Click the BACKGROUND COLOR button.
    5. Select white, then click the OK button.
    6. Type the address, subject, and message as usual, then click the SEND NOW button.
    7. Click the OK button if you receive a confirmation message.

B. USE AOL® MAIL ON WWW.AOL.COM TO SEND PLAIN TEXT E-MAIL 
    1. Please visit http://www.aol.ca
    2. Enter your screen name and password, then click the AOL MAIL icon.
    3. Click the OK button if you receive a Security Alert.
    4. Click the PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SIGN-IN PROCESS button.
    5. Click the YES button if you receive a Security Alert.
    6. Click the WRITE button.
    7. Type the address, subject, and message as usual, then click the SEND NOW button.
    8. Click the OK button if you receive a confirmation message.
    9. Click the EXIT AOL MAIL button to close the AOL.COM window.
   10. Click the OK button.



Send a Message in Plain Text from Yahoo! Mail
To send an email using only plain text in Yahoo! Mail: 

Follow the Options link in the Yahoo! Mail navigation bar. 
Select General Preferences under Management. 
Make sure Compose messages as plain text is selected under Composing E-mails. 
Click Save. 
Click Compose to start your message.