Insert Horizontal Line in Email App

[HighTime]

Hello folks,

I'm currently using the default email app that comes with Yosemite, I checked but as far as I can see I couldn't see an option to add a horizontal line, which Mac email apps do? I also need the option to highlight text as you would with a marker on a textbook, couldn't seem to find that option either.

Thanks.

 

[jack1011]

horizontal line: while holding down on the Option key, press and hold the minus sign key until the line is the right length.

highlighting text: there's a way to do it in Mail, but it's much simpler and quicker to copy and paste your email into the TextEdit app and highlight it from there. Once you paste it into TextEdit, just select what you want to highlight and select background color from the toolbar.