You can compose the body of your message externally in your favorite text editor application so you can use its specific functionality. Enable Edit ▸ Plugins ▸ External Editor and set the corresponding Command to start the application under Configuration.
If Automatically launch when a new mail is edited is not set, you need to select File ▸ Compose in External Editor in the mail composer.
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