How to Embolden, Italicize, and Underline Email Text with iOS

Press and hold the text you want to select., Tap "Select"., Drag each end of the highlighted text to select what you want to change., Tap the "BIU" button., Select how you want to format the text.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Press and hold the text you want to select.

    When you release your finger, the selection menu will appear.
  2. Step 2: Tap "Select".

    This will allow you to highlight text. , You can only select entire words. , This will open the formatting menu.Tap the "▶" button if you don't see the "BIU" button. , You can select "Bold"

    "Italics"

    or "Underline" and the highlighted text will be formatted accordingly.

    You can apply all three of the different formatting changes to the text.

    If you want to undo your changes, tap the same button to remove the formatting.
  3. Step 3: Drag each end of the highlighted text to select what you want to change.

  4. Step 4: Tap the "BIU" button.

  5. Step 5: Select how you want to format the text.

Detailed Guide

When you release your finger, the selection menu will appear.

This will allow you to highlight text. , You can only select entire words. , This will open the formatting menu.Tap the "▶" button if you don't see the "BIU" button. , You can select "Bold"

"Italics"

or "Underline" and the highlighted text will be formatted accordingly.

You can apply all three of the different formatting changes to the text.

If you want to undo your changes, tap the same button to remove the formatting.

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