Microsoft KB Archive/223878

= OL2000: Font Changes When Changing Message Formats =

Article ID: 223878

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223878



SYMPTOMS
If you compose a Plain Text formatted message and then change the message format to HTML or Outlook Rich Text format, the font changes in the body of the message to Arial 10 point (pt) for Outlook Rich Text and Times New Roman 10 pt for HTML. This occurs even if you specify a different default message font.



RESOLUTION
You must manually change the font back. On the Format menu, click Font and select the desired font.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To set a default message font:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and on the Mail Format tab, click Fonts.
 * 2) Change the When composing a new message to another font (other than Arial 10 pt), by clicking Choose Font, and selecting a font from the list.
 * 3) Change the When replying and forwarding to another font (other than Arial 10 pt), by clicking Choose Font, and selecting a font from the list.
 * 4) Change the When composing and reading plain text to another font (other than Courier New), by clicking Choose Font, and selecting a font from the list.
 * 5) Click OK, and OK, to apply your changes.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB223878

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