diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/email.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/email.ui
index b089e06dcf..515855aa79 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/email.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/email.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_22">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>calibre can send your books to you (or your reader) by email. Emails will be automatically sent for downloaded news to all email addresses that have Auto send checked.</string>
+		 <string>&lt;p&gt;calibre can send your books to you (or your reader) by email. Emails will be automatically sent for downloaded news to all email addresses that have &lt;i&gt;Auto send&lt;/i&gt; checked.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>