Microsoft KB Archive/259258

= OL97: How to Change the Default Font Used to Send, Reply, or Forward E-mail Messages =

Article ID: 259258

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259258



SUMMARY
This article describes how to change the default font, font style, font size, and font effects that you use to create, reply, or forward an e-mail message in Outlook 97.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the font that you use to create new e-mail messages:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Sending tab.
 * 2) Under When Composing New Messages, click Font.

NOTE: If the Font button is not available, Microsoft Word may be your e-mail editor. To change this option, on the Tools menu, click to clear the Use Word as the E-mail Editor check box.
 * 1) Choose the font, font style, font size, and font effects that you want, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click Apply, and then click OK.

To change the font that you use to reply to e-mail messages:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Reading tab.
 * 2) Under When Replying to a Message, click Font.

NOTE: If the Font button is not available, Word may be your e-mail editor. To change this option, on the Tools menu, click to clear the Use Word as the E-mail Editor check box.
 * 1) Choose the font, font style, font size, and font effects that you want, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click Apply, and then click OK.

To change the font that you use to forward e-mail messages:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Reading tab.
 * 2) Under When Forwarding a Message, click Font.

NOTE: If the Font button is not available, Word may be your e-mail editor. To change this option, on the Tools menu, click to clear the Use Word as the E-mail Editor check box.
 * 1) Click the font, font style, font size, and font effects that you want, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click Apply, and then click OK.

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