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How do I fix the formatting on my snippet?
How do I fix the formatting on my snippet?

Snippet creating odd formatting in your emails?

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Written by Weston
Updated over a week ago

If a snippet is created by pasting text into your compose window, Gmail will keep all formatting that was applied to the text before you pasted it. The way your email appears while creating your snippet is exactly how your recipient will receive the message. 

Correct bad formatting

  1. Copy the text of the snippet

  2. Paste the plain-text version into a new draft. By default, this is ⌘+Shift+V on Mac and Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows

  3. Format the text to how you'd like the snippet to appear

  4. Click the snippet button in the toolbar and select Create New Snippet from Current Message.

Remove all formatting after pasting

  1. Paste the text of your snippet into a new draft.

  2. Highlight the text.

  3. Click the Formatting options button in the compose window toolbar and select the crossed out T option at the far right end of the formatting toolbar.

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