How to Highlight Text in Yahoo Mail Messages

Yahoo Mail offers several ways to make text stand out when composing a message. For example, highlight text by adding a background color. There are even keyboard shortcuts you can use to apply underline, bold, and italic formatting quickly.

How to Underline, Bold, or Italicize Text in Yahoo Mail

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

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

In addition, selecting the text you want to format and then choosing the Bold or Italic button on the toolbar at the bottom of the message window will change the format of the selected text.

How to Highlight Text With a Color in Yahoo Mail

One way to make text stand out in an email message is to call out text by changing its background color. Yahoo Mail provides formatting tools that enable you to highlight text with your choice of colors. You can change the color of both the font and the background.

1. Select the text that you want to highlight, go to the message toolbar, and then select the Text Color button.

   

2. In the Text group, select a color for the text.

   

3. In the Highlight group, select a color for the text background.

How to Change the Text Size in Yahoo Mail

Making the text larger might be another suitable way to emphasize your email message.

1. Select the text that you want to highlight, go to the message toolbar, and then select the Font button near the right end of the toolbar.

   

2. Select a size to apply it to the text. There are six size options:

   • Tiny
   • Small
   • Medium
   • Large
   • X-Large
   • Huge

   You can also choose from seven different fonts in this menu.

   

It is possible to change the size of the text of the entire email message or select different words or sections of text and change the sizes within the body of the email.

You can also change fonts for emphasis in Yahoo Mail or use ready-made email stationery.