In the Outlook item:

• Select the text you want to change.

Note:  If the Formatting toolbar is not displayed, select the View menu, point to Toolbars, then select Formatting.

In the Outlook item:

• Select the text you want to change by placing the cursor at the beginning of the text, pressing SHIFT, and then pressing the arrow keys until all of the text is highlighted.
• Move to the Formatting toolbar by pressing ALT, then pressing CTRL+TAB.

Note:  If the Formatting Toolbar is not displayed, open the View menu by pressing ALT+V, select Toolbars by pressing T, move to Formatting by pressing the arrow keys, then press ENTER to select it.

On the Formatting toolbar, in the Font box:

• Enter the font you want.

Note:  This procedure is not available in messages if you use plain text as your message format.

On the Formatting toolbar, in the Font box:

• Move to the Font box by pressing TAB.
• To open the font list, press the DOWN ARROW key.
• To select the font you want, press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
• Press ENTER.

Note:  This procedure is not available in messages if you use plain text as your message format.

In the main Microsoft Outlook window:

• Select the Tools menu.
• Select Options.

In the main Microsoft Outlook window:

• Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.
• Select Options by pressing O.

In the Options dialog box:

• Select the Mail Format tab.

In the Options dialog box:

• Move to the Mail Format tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Mail Format tab, under Stationery and Fonts:

• Select the Fonts button.

On the Mail Format tab, under Stationery and Fonts:

• Select the Fonts button by pressing ALT+F.

In the Fonts dialog box, under Message fonts:

To choose the font for HTML or RTF messages:

• Select the Choose Font button next to the When composing a new message and When replying and forwarding options.

To choose the font for plain text messages:

• Select the Choose Font button next to the When composing and reading plain text option.

In the Fonts dialog box, under Message fonts:

To choose the font for HTML or RTF messages:

• Select the Choose Font button next to the When composing a new message option by pressing C.

or

• Select the Choose Font button next to the When replying and forwarding option by pressing S.

or, to choose the font for plain text messages:

• Select the Choose Font button next to the When composing and reading plain text option by pressing F.

In the Font dialog box:

• Select the Font, Font Style, Size, Effects, and Color you want by selecting options from the lists.

When you're finished selecting options:

• Select OK.
• If you use stationery, select an option under Stationery fonts.

Note:  If Microsoft Word is your e-mail editor, you can set the default fonts in Word, too. If your message is in HTML format, you can even use a cascading style sheet (CSS) to define the fonts. For messages you reply to or forward, Word can also automatically choose a different font color to distinguish your message from the previous one in an e-mail discussion. For more information, see Word Help.

In the Font dialog box, select:

• Font by pressing ALT+F.
• Font Style by pressing ALT+Y.
• Size by pressing ALT+S.
• Color by pressing ALT+C.

In each list box use the arrow keys to move to the option you want, when you're finished selecting options.

• Press ENTER.
• If you use stationery, select an option under Stationery fonts by pressing ALT+ the underlined letter key.

Note:  If Microsoft Word is your e-mail editor, you can set the default fonts in Word, too. If your message is in HTML format, you can even use a cascading style sheet (CSS) to define the fonts. For messages you reply to or forward, Word can also automatically choose a different font color to distinguish your message from the previous one in an e-mail discussion. For more information, see Word Help.

Select OK twice.

Press ESC twice.