How to use a font type or size that is not included on the font list of the signature editor

Problem:

You would like to use a font type or size that is not displayed on the editor's ribbon.

Solution:

• How to use a font type that is not available on the editor's ribbon
• How to use a font size that is not available on the editor's ribbon

How to use a font type that is not available on the editor's ribbon

If you need to use a font which is not included on the font list of the built-in template editor, but this font is available (installed) in your system, you can do it by defining the font directly in the HTML source code of the signature. Check the steps below to learn how to do so.

1. Open (edit) your signature in your CodeTwo program. The template editor will open.
2. Switch to the HTML source code view:
   • In the editor of most current CodeTwo software versions, you can access the source code view by clicking the </> Source button on the toolbar (Fig. 1.).
   • In the Editor of CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2.x or CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 1.x, click the HTML button at the bottom of the window.
   • In the Editor of CodeTwo Exchange Rules 3.x, CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 2.x, or CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2010, click the HTML button in the top-left corner and choose Source.

Fig. 1. Opening the signature's source code view in the editor and finding the font-family property of a signature element.

3. Find an element whose font type you would like to change (Fig. 1.), and find the font-family property for this element. Manually change the value of this property, e.g. from Arial to Trebuchet MS:

   <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; WIDTH: 400px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px" vAlign=bottom>

4. Save the changes by clicking Apply & Close.

Alternatively, if you find it necessary to use a rare non-standard font, you can consider creating image files containing text typed in the required font and inserting them into the signature.

How to use a font size that is not available on the editor's ribbon

Whether you use the editor in CodeTwo Email Signatures 365 or CodeTwo Exchange Rules (Pro), you can manually specify font size in two ways:

• Use the font size drop-down menu option on the editor’s ribbon.
• Use the HTML source code view window to manually edit your code.

Read on or click a link to learn about your chosen method.

Specifying desired font size with the font size option available on the editor’s ribbon

1. Open the template editor in your program.
2. Once in the editor, highlight/select the text whose font size you want to modify (Fig. 2., item 1).
3. Next, click the font size drop-down menu on the ribbon, type a desired font size (e.g. 8.5) directly in the option’s field, and press Enter (Fig. 2., item 2).

Fig. 2. Manually changing font size with the option available on the ribbon.

4. The font size will be changed right away.

Specifying desired font size in the HTML source code view window

1. Open your signature in the HTML source code view window in the editor (see steps 1-2 in the first section of this article).

2. Find an element whose font size you would like to change, and find the font-size property for this element (Fig. 3.). Manually change the font size value for this property, e.g. from 9pt to 8.5pt:

   <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WIDTH: 400px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px" vAlign=bottom>

Fig. 3. Finding the font-size property of a specific signature element.

3. Save the changes by clicking Apply & Close.

See also:

How to solve font-related problems in email signatures