Have you ever wanted to apply rich text formatting to an e-mail message on your iPad?  I did and went on a quest to learn how.  Here is what I learned after perusing several blog posts on the subject:

Step One: Change Your Default Settings

Begin by changing the default settings on your iPhone or iPad.

• Tap Settings
• Tap General>
• Scroll down to Keyboard>
• Locate Keyboards 1 >

• Tap Keyboards 1 >
• Tap Add New Keyboard… >
• Scroll down to Emoji and tap once
• Exit by pressing the Home button (or return to the parent level of Settings by tapping Keyboard, then General, then Settings)
• If you are successful in adding Emoji, you should see Keyboards 2 > under settings:

Step Two:  Start Bolding!

To apply rich text formatting, begin composing an e-mail message.  Tap a word and choose Select.  Cut Copy Paste Suggestions > will appear.  Tap the right arrow >, then BIU, and select Bold, italicize, or underline.

For complete step-by-step directions, including screenshots, see this post by shairchair. (Caveat:  this only works in your Mail app.  If you are using Web mail through Safari RTF is not available.)

Step Three: Jazz Up Your Signature!

Now that you’re hip to rich text formatting on your iDevice, why not jazz up your e-mail signature?  Rob tells you how. Enjoy!

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