Or you can click the Stationery Picker button to preview each type If you selected the HTML format, you can choose default stationery toīe used for your new messages in the Use This Stationery by Default listīox. To select the default fonts used in your messages, click the Fonts buttonĪnd select options in the Fonts dialog box. To select the desired options within Word itself. In the remainder of this list will be available. In this case, none of the options described If you want to use Word as your email editor, check Use Microsoft Word Ĭhoose the email format you wish to use in the Compose in This Message.To change your email editor or format:Ĭhoose Tools > Options and open the Mail Format tab in the Options dialogĦ.47 The Mail Format tab of the Options dialog box. But you can avoid wasted effort by not sending formatted or graphical If a recipient's email service or program doesn't transmit orĭisplay Rich Text or HTML, a plain text version of the message will generally beĭisplayed. When you reply to or forward an email message, Outlook matches the format Not shown are the Insert menu commands for inserting a horizontal line, a picture, FigureĦ.46 shows some of the additional commands available in the MessageĦ.46 Commands available in the Message form only when you use the HTML format.
Many recipients, however, won'tīe able to view these HTML features. Messages by using predesigned stationery. Insert horizontal dividing lines, and get a head start in creating attractive Lets you format text, insert pictures, assign styles to text (such as Headingġ or Bulleted List), apply a background picture or color to the message, HTML (hypertext markup language, the format used for Web pages), The formatting commands described in the section "Formatting Text" Paragraphs, and so onand insert graphics. Rich Text lets you format textchange fonts, italicize, indent Graphics are removed when you save or send the message. Word you can use the formatting or graphics commands, but formatting and If you use this format, the formattingĪnd graphics commands in the Message form are disabled. It can be read by virtually any recipient. Plain text doesn't let you format text or add graphics, but Whichever editor you employ, you can use any of the following basic formats Many sophisticated features not available in the Outlook editorforĮxample, alternative document views formatting styles automatic insertion,Ĭorrection, and formatting of text and checking of spelling as you type. Although it's slower starting, it provides The figures presented so far in this chapter have shown the Word editorĪnd the advanced Message form. The Outlook editor is fast and probably has all the features you need ( FigureĦ.45 Using the Outlook editor to compose a message. The built-in Outlook editor, which is used in the standard Message form. You can use either of the following two editors to read or send email Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide In the Styles group, click the Styles Dialog Box Launcher. Point to Style Set, and then click a Built-In set, such as Modern.Īfter you select a Style Set, you can see a list of the styles available within the set. In the Styles group, click Change Styles. Each Style Set can include styles for several text elements, such as heading levels, body text, quotes, emphasized text, and titles.Ĭlick in the body of a new message, and then click the Format Text tab. What do you want to do?Īpply a new Built-In set to an email messageĪs you compose a new message, you can choose from several predesigned Style Sets, such as Modern or Elegant. You can also customize the Style Sets by modifying existing styles. You can choose from a list of Style Sets and then format your messages with the styles available in the set you chose. Style Sets can also be used in Calendar appointments, meeting requests, task and Journal items, and notes in contact forms.
Style Sets are groups of formatting options designed to help you quickly create personalized, professional-looking email messages in Microsoft Outlook. Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Outlook 2013 Outlook 2010 More.