How to Highlight Text With Bold, Italics, Color, Size, or Font

Here’s how to format text to help it stand out:

Select the text that you want to emphasize. Choose the the desired formatting from the bar at the bottom. Options are B (bold), I (italics), the three colored dots (text color and background), and Aa (size and font). If you’re changing the color of the text or its background, select a color for each after you click the three colored dots. To change the text’s size or font, click Aa and choose from the options in the menu. Keyboard Shortcuts Highlight the text you wish to format, and enter one of the following shortcuts: Press Ctrl+B (Windows, Linux) or Command+B (Mac) for bold. Press Ctrl+I (Windows, Linux) or Command+I (Mac) for italics. Press Ctrl+U (Windows, Linux) or Command+U (Mac) for underlined. Not all email clients and services display highlights or other types of text formatting.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Highlight the text you wish to format, and enter one of the following shortcuts:

Press Ctrl+B (Windows, Linux) or Command+B (Mac) for bold. Press Ctrl+I (Windows, Linux) or Command+I (Mac) for italics. Press Ctrl+U (Windows, Linux) or Command+U (Mac) for underlined.