Change Fonts in Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and Outlook for Microsoft 365
Follow these steps to change the default font in the desktop version of Outlook.
Go to the File > Options menu. Lifewire Select the Mail category on the left side. Select Stationery and Fonts. Lifewire Select Font under each of the sections you want to change: New mail messages changes the default font in emails. Replying or forwarding messages changes the font used whenever you respond or forward an email. Composing and reading plain text messages changes how plain text messages appear to you only; plain text messages sent to others remain in plain text for the recipients. If you already have a theme or stationery set up, you can choose Theme and then the (No Theme) option to disable it. Lifewire Choose your preferred font, style, size, color, and effect. Lifewire Select OK once to finish and then twice more to close out of the Signatures and Stationery window and Outlook’s options. Lifewire Ashley Nicole Deleon / Lifewire Change Fonts in Outlook 2007 and 2003 Changing default fonts in Outlook 2007 and 2003 is a very similar process. The screenshots below are for Outlook 2007, and any differences in Outlook 2003 will be noted. Go into the Tools > Options menu. Lifewire Select the Mail Format tab. Lifewire Select Stationery and Fonts. Outlook 2003 users will need to press Fonts. Lifewire Select Font under New mail messages, Replying or forwarding messages, and Composing and reading plain text messages to choose the desired font styles, sizes, and colors. In Outlook 2003, select Choose Font for When composing a new message, When replying and forwarding, and When composing and reading plain text. Lifewire Select OK. In Outlook 2003: If stationery is set as the default under Use this stationery by default, the font specified in it may override the font you have just chosen. You can either modify the stationery to include your favorite font or set Outlook to ignore fonts that are specified in the stationery altogether. Select OK to close the Options menu. If you set a default color for replies and forwarded emails, but Outlook refuses to use it, try setting up a default signature in Outlook. Your default font features should now be permanently changed.
Change the New Message Default Font on Outlook.com
You can change your outgoing message fonts on Outlook.com by following these steps. Unfortunately, you can’t change the default font for messages displayed on Outlook.com the way you can in the software versions of Outlook.
New mail messages changes the default font in emails. Replying or forwarding messages changes the font used whenever you respond or forward an email. Composing and reading plain text messages changes how plain text messages appear to you only; plain text messages sent to others remain in plain text for the recipients.
If you already have a theme or stationery set up, you can choose Theme and then the (No Theme) option to disable it.
Change Fonts in Outlook 2007 and 2003
Changing default fonts in Outlook 2007 and 2003 is a very similar process. The screenshots below are for Outlook 2007, and any differences in Outlook 2003 will be noted.
Outlook 2003 users will need to press Fonts.
Select Settings > View all Outlook settings. Lifewire Select Mail > Compose and reply. Lifewire Under Message format, select the font dropdown and choose the new default font you want to use. You can also change the default font size; set bold, italics, and underline for text; and choose your default font color. Lifewire When you have your font choices set, select Save. Lifewire New messages composed on Outlook. com will now use your chosen default font choices.
