OL2000: Font Button Does Not Affect Wordmail Editor

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

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

CAUSE

The font formatting changes for composing, reading, replying, and forwarding e-mail only apply 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 it 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 additional information about changing the default fonts for reading and sending email for other mail editors, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q197262 OL2000: How to Change the Font for Sending or Reading E-mail

Additional query words: 98 wordmail effect style attributes

Keywords : kbemail
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb