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Font button does not affect Wordmail editor

Article ID: 198848

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2006

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SYMPTOMS

When you change the font settings for composing, reading, replying to, and forwarding e-mail, the new settings do not apply when you use Microsoft Word as your your e-mail editor.

CAUSE

The font formatting changes for composing, reading, replying to, and forwarding e-mail apply only to Plain Text, HTML, and Microsoft Outlook Rich Text message formats.

RESOLUTION

With Word selected as your default e-mail editor, open a new message and change the default font.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use Word as your your e-mail editor, font settings are based on your Personal Stationery settings.

To change the fonts Word uses when Word is your e-mail editor, follow these steps:
  1. Open a new mail message and click in the body of the message.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Options and then click the General tab.
  3. Click E-mail Options and then click the Personal Stationery tab.
  4. Change the font settings for New mail messages and Replying or forwarding messages, and then click OK.
  5. Click OK and OK again to exit Options and save your font changes.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to change the default fonts for reading and for sending e-mail in other e-mail editors, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

197262 How to change the font for sending or reading e-mail


Additional query words: 98 wordmail effect style attributes OL2000

Keywords: kbprb kbemail KB198848


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