How to Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook

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Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook App for Windows

Outlook Windows app doesn’t use plain text and opts for HTML to draft a message. The formatting options are straightforward. Let’s check them out.

Step 1:Open the Outlook app on Windows. Click on theNew Email buttonat the top-left corner.

Step 2:Start typing body message, andOutlookwill enable aformatting barat the top.

The formatting options are standard, and if you have used Microsoft Word before, you will find yourself right at home.

Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook for Mac

Outlook uses a completely revamped interface on Mac compared to the Windows version. When you start typing a new message, you will find asimilar formatting barat the top to tweak the font style.

Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook Apps for iPhone and Android

UnlikeGmail apps for mobile, Outlook doesn’t hide font style options while drafting an email. Let’s check Outlook formatting options on iOS and Android.

On iPhone

Step 1:OpenOutlookapp on iPhone.

Step 2:Tap on thePlus iconat the bottom.

Step 3:Tap on theFormat iconwhen you start writing an email.

Step 4:You can change the title, subhead, and body, add bullet points and numbers, and insert a link. However, the Outlook app for iPhone doesn’t provide options to change font colors and a highlighter.

Android

Step 1:OpenOutlook appon Android and then tap on thecompose button.

Step 2:Tap on theFormat iconat the bottom and then openformatting optionsto change font style in Outlook.

The options are identical, but Outlook for Android does offer a pen tool to add your signature. Make sure to use it when required.

Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook on Web

With the Office integration, email rules, and many other functions, it’s sufficient to say that Outlook web is the most feature-rich Outlook client out there. Some users might see plain text only when composing an email in Outlook. You need to enable formatting options first. Follow the steps below.

Step 1:OpenOutlook sitein a web browser and sign in with your Microsoft account details.

Step 2:Select theNew message buttonat the top and then compose an email.

Step 3:You might see plain text enabled by default. It will turn off image attachments, emoji panel, and formatting options.

Step 4:Click on the three-dot menu on the bottom bar and then chooseSwitch to HTML.

Step 5:Outlook willenable the formatting barat the bottom to change the font style and text alignment.

Microsoft Outlook for web comes with dozens of formatting options. You can change font type, size, play with bold, italic, underline effects, change color, use highlighter, and more.

You can open more formatting options (represented by the three-dot menu) and increase indent, insert a quote, link, superscript, and even add a table if you want more options. In short, you have all the required options to craft the perfect email on Outlook. As we said earlier, don’t go overboard with so many options at your fingertips.

Change Default Font Style in Microsoft Outlook on Web

Not everyone prefers the default font style in Outlook. If you are among those and constantly find yourself tweaking font style and size, you need to change the default font style once and for all. Here’s how.

Step 1:Open Outlook for web in a browser, sign in with your Microsoft account, and select theSettingsicon in the top-right.

Step 2:When a column on the right opens, click onView all Outlook settingslink in the bottom-right corner.

Step 3:From the Mail menu, selectCompose and reply.

Step 4:Scroll down to Compose a message in HTML format.Change the default text styleand size, and use bold, italic, and underline effects.

Step 5:Check the live preview at the bottom and hit the Save button.

Compose an email in Outlook and check the new default text style in action.

Tip:You can also read our dedicated post tochange font style in Gmail.

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Last updated on 07 August, 2024

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