# HTML Formatting conventions

Enter the following formatting codes to get the results on the right. Use the "Preview" button to verify correct formatting.

Note: "Display HTML E-mail" must be enabled in the Preferences screen.

This is ''italic'' and '''bold''' text. This is _underlined_text_ which must always be surrounded by whitespace characters. | This is italic and bold text. This is underlined text which must always be surrounded by whitespace characters.
=== Heading or a chapter === This is an ordinary paragraph. Lines of text indented by spaces are shown in fixed width font. Fixed width font is also used for text that contains tabs. Although some browsers may not allow tabs to be entered into the message entry box. | ### Heading or a chapter This is an ordinary paragraph. `Lines of text indented by spaces are shown in fixed width font.` `Fixed width font is also used for text that contains tabs.` `Although some browsers may not allow tabs to be entered into` `the message entry box.`
Let's make a bulleted list: * Item 1. Itemized lists are created by prefixing a line with the "asterisk" character. This begins a list. * Item 2. Of the same list. Let's make a numbered list: # Numbered list are created by beginning the line of text with a # character. # This is the second entry in the ordered list. #* Sublists are created by adding additional characters. This is the first entry of the bulleted sublist. #* This is the second entry of the bulleted sublist. # The original numbered list continues with this entry. | Let's make a bulleted list: Item 1. Itemized lists are created by prefixing a line with the "asterisk" character. This begins a list. Item 2. Of the same list. Let's make a numbered list: Numbered list are created by beginning the line of text with a # character. This is the second entry in the ordered list. Sublists are created by adding additional characters. This is the first entry of the bulleted sublist. This is the second entry of the bulleted sublist. The original numbered list continues with this entry.