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Changing Fonts in GroupWise

You can change your GroupWise default font for composing and viewing messages.  You can also change your Windows system font so that the GroupWise application itself (as well as your desktop and other applications) have larger fonts.

Changing the Font of Items You Send


Changing the Font in Plain Text View

  1. In an open item you are composing, click View > Plain Text.

  2. Click the Message field.

  3. Click Edit > Font, then click Font again.

  4. Click a font and a font style.

  5. Click a size.

  6. Click any other options you want to change, then click OK.

Changing the Font in HTML View

  1. In an open item you are composing, click View > HTML.
  2. Use the HTML toolbar to change the font, add background colors, add images, and more.

You might need to re-size the item view horizontally to see all the buttons on the HTML toolbar.

You can set a default font for items you compose in HTML view only.

Changing the Default Font in the HTML Compose View

You can also choose a different default font for your outgoing messages.

  1. Click Tools > Options.

  2. Double-click Environment.

  3. Click the Views tab.

  4. In the Default Compose View group box, select HTML if you want compose messages in HTML.

  5. Select a default font style.

  6. Select a default font size.

  7. Click OK.

Changing the Font of Items You Receive

This information applies to reading an item in an item view or in the QuickViewer.

This font change is only in effect while you read the item. If you close the item and re-open it, the font returns to the Windows system default font or the font that the sender composed the item in. The Windows system default font affects every program on your desktop. To change the Windows system default font, open the Control Panel and change Display Properties.

You cannot change the font in the QuickViewer if the item was composed in HTML view.

  1. Select the text you want to change.

  2. Click Edit > Font.

    or

    Right-click the window, then click Font > Font.

  3. Click a font and a font style.

  4. Click a size.

  5. Click any other options you want to change, then click OK.

To change the default Read view font style and size, click Tools > Options, then double-click Environment. Click the Views tab, then select the default Read view as Plain Text. Select a font style and a font size. Select if you want to force the font style and font size, then click OK.

This information is found in Novell's Groupwise 7 Windows Client User Guide

 

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