How to change the font color while replying or forwarding the emails in Outlook?
In Outlook, the font color of body texts is the same whatever you are editing in a new message, replying message or forwarding message. But in some cases, you want to change the default font color while you are replying or forwarding the emails which are different from creating new message. Here in Outlook, you can change the default font color as you need while replying and forwarding emailing.
Pick a new color while replying or forwarding
Pick a new color while replying or forwarding
To change the default font color when reply or forward message, you can do as below:
1. Click File > Options.
2. Then in the Outlook Options dialog, click Mail from left pane, then click Stationary and Fonts button. See screenshot:
3. In the Signatures and Stationary dialog, click Font in the Replying or forwarding message section. Then in the Font dialog, under Font tab, select a font color you use in the drop-down list of Font color. See screenshot:
4. Click OK > OK > OK. Now when you are replying or forwarding a message, the default font color is different.
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