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Convert selected text between half-width and full-width in Outlook

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2020-02-25

When we type words, space, punctuations in a composing, replying, or forwarding message window in Outlook, the words, space, etc. are half-width by default. The half-width characters are narrow horizontally. Some Outlook users may want to change the half-width characters to full-width or vice versa. This tutorial will show you how to convert the characters in the selected text between half-width and full-width.

Convert selected text between half-width and full-width in Outlook

Note: Methods introduced on this page apply to Microsoft Outlook 2019 desktop program in Windows 10. And the instructions may vary significantly or slightly depending on the version of Microsoft Outlook and the Windows environments.


Convert selected text between half-width and full-width in Outlook

When composing, replying, or forwarding an email in Outlook, you can easily convert the half-width characters to full-width or vice versa as follows:

1. Select the text that you want to convert characters to half-width or full-width.

2. Go to the Font group on the Format Text tab, click Change Case > Half-width or Full-width as you need.

Not the characters in the selected text are converted to half-width or full-width as you specified.


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