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How to enable or disable live preview in Outlook?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2014-09-25

By default, when you select the composing email content and change its text format, such as text font, size, color and so on, the live preview will be displayed when you put your cursor on different text format. See screenshot:

Actually the live preview function can be enabled or disabled manually in Outlook. In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable or disable live preview in Outlook in details.

Enable or disable live preview in Outlook 2010 and 2013

Enable or disable live preview in Outlook 2007

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arrow blue right bubbleEnable or disable live preview in Outlook 2010 and 2013

If you are using Outlook 2010 and 2013, please do as follows.

1. Please click File > Options.

2. In the Outlook Options dialog box, please click General in the left bar, then do as follows:

1). If you want to enable the live preview, please check the Enable Live Preview box;

2). If you want to disable the live preview, please uncheck the Enable Live Preview box.

3). Then click the OK button. See screenshot:


arrow blue right bubbleEnable or disable live preview in Outlook 2007

For enabling or disabling live preview in Outlook 2007, please do as follows.

1. Click Tools > Options.

2. In the Options dialog box, please click the Editor Options button under Mail Format tab.

3. In the Editor Options dialog box, click Popular in the left bar, then you can do as follows.

1). For enabling the live preview, please check the Enable Live Preview box;

2). For disabling the live preview, please uncheck the Enable Live Preview box.

3). Then click the OK button. See screenshot:

4. When it returns to the Options dialog box, click the OK button to finish the setting.


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