Compose a r sum from scratch or open an existing r sum in your word processor. For this exercise, Microsoft Word 6.0 or higher was used. Select all of the text, and then select a font that is non-proportional 12 pitch, such as Courier 12. This will give you 65 characters per line, which will accommodate most e-mail programs. Open this new file in Notepad, or any other text editor that you can cut and paste text into.
Most operating systems have a text editor.
Review your r sum in the text editor. Notepad lets you view your r sum as it will most likely be viewed by the recipient. For example, bullets created in Microsoft Word 6.0 or 7.0 appear as a question mark when opened in Notepad. They can be replaced with asterisks or hyphens. If you see long lines of text in your editor, use Notepad's word wrap feature under the Edit menu.