IM window text menu

bold - selects 'bold' text
italic - selects 'italic' text
underline - selects 'underlined' text

font size
- small - selects small text size
- medium - selects medium text size
- large - selects large text size

font color
launches the color selector dialog box

select a color

press the 'ok' button on the color selector dialog window

show incoming text with formatting
when selected all incoming text will be in 'rich text' format

when de-selected all incoming text will be in 'plain text' format

emote icons
convert all emote icon text to pictures when selected

when de-selected, 'smileys' show as plain text   ;o)
 
 
IM window Sending messages
IM window menus Sending files
IM window icons and buttons Create an instant room