View Messages in Draft Font

For people who use a high contrast color scheme, some Outlook messages can be difficult to read if they are formatted in Rich Text because the colors don't automatically convert to the selected high contrast scheme. If you use a high contrast color scheme, and receive a message formatted in Rich Text, select Draft Font, and your message will be displayed in your selected high contrast scheme.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

In the main Outlook window, with the High Contrast option turned on:

Select the message you want to display in Draft Font.

The message opens in a separate window and is automatically displayed in Draft Font in the colors of your selected high contrast scheme.

Note: To turn Draft Font view on or off, open the View menu and select Draft Font.

In the main Outlook window, with the High Contrast option turned on:

Open the message you want to display in Draft Font by pressing ENTER.

The message opens in a separate window and is automatically displayed in Draft Font in the colors of your selected high contrast scheme.

Note: To turn Draft Font view on or off, open the View menu by pressing ALT+V, and select Draft Font by pressing D.