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Changing Fonts of Messages You Send

You can change the fonts in messages that you send. You can change the message fonts when composing a new message, replying to a message, forwarding a message, and composing and reading plain text messages. When changing fonts, you can also change the font style, font size, and font color to best meet your needs and to express your individuality.

Screen shot of the Outlook Options dialog box

The Mail Format tab of the Options dialog box

Screen shot of the Outlook Fonts dialog box

The Fonts dialog box

Screen shot of the Outlook Font dialog box

The Font dialog box

StepMouse actionsKeyboard actions
1

On the Tools menu:

  • Select Options.

Display the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.

  • Select Options by pressing O.
2

Select the Mail Format tab.

Select the Mail Format tab by pressing CTRL+TAB twice.

3

In the Stationery and Fonts area:

  • Select Fonts.

Note:  If the Fonts button appears dimmed, in the Message format area, make sure the Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages check box is cleared.

In the Stationery and Fonts area:

  • Select Fonts by pressing ALT+F.

Note:  If the Fonts button appears dimmed, in the Messageformat area, make sure the Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages check box is cleared.

4

To change the fonts in When composing a new message, When replying and forwarding,or When composing and reading plain text:

  • Select Choose Font for that option.

To Choose Font for When composing a new message:

  • Press C.

To Choose Font for When replying and forwarding:

  • Press S.

To Choose Font for When composing and reading plain text:

  • Press F.
5

In the Font dialog box:

  • Change the Font, Font style, Size, or other options by selecting the box for that option and typing the font name, font style, font size, or other option that you want.
  • Or:

  • Select the font name, font style, or font size that you want from the Font, Font style, or Size list, or use the other available lists to select other options for the view.
  • Select OK.

In the Font dialog box:

  • Move to the Font box by pressing ALT+ F, move to the Font style box by pressing ALT+Y, move to the Size box by pressing ALT+S, or move to the box for another option by pressing ALT+the underlined letter of that option.
  • Select the font name, font style, font size, or other option that you want by using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.
  • Press ENTER.
6

To close the Fonts dialog box:

  • Select OK.

To close the Fonts dialog box:

  • Press the TAB key to move to OK.
  • Press ENTER.
7

To close the Options dialog box:

  • Select OK.

To close the Options dialog box:

  • Press the TAB key to move to OK.
  • Press ENTER.
Last updated: Thursday, February 14, 2008

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