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How to change the font color while replying or forwarding the emails in Outlook?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-06-11

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.
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2. Then in the Outlook Options dialog, click Mail from left pane, then click Stationary and Fonts button. See screenshot:
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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:
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4. Click OK > OK > OK. Now when you are replying or forwarding a message, the default font color is different.
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I've solved my problem. Thought I'd let other people know. My reply emails whether popped out or not, doesn't allow the font to be changed; it is greyed out. Sometimes I want to change the text font colour etc when replying within the text of an original email. Simply go to "Format Text" Make sure that the "Format" is "Rich Text", then the "Font" will become active, then go from there.
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Exactly what I want to do. But how do I get to Format text? Do I have to go to Options and then change the format from HDML to Rich in Mail. Sorry for the dumb question but I have been wanting to fix this problem for ages: When I reply to an email I often want to put my response directly in the sender's mail with my answers in Red and I am never able to do it. Thank you for helping me.
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OMG!! Finally I now know how to have color when replying to an email!!! Thank you so much!
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Thank you! You made my day! It solved my problem.
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This process does not work in Outlook 2019. There is no color choice in the "replying or forwarding messages" font in outlook 2019. I am going nuts trying to change this because I want my reply text to be a bright, strong blue so it is easy to see the reply text.
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When replying or forwarding a message and you are unable to change any font settings ie. the font, colors, bold, underline etc., click on the "Format Text" tab, then change to "Rich Text".
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Or switch to HTML this is possibly the better option than Rich Text.
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I am facing the same issue
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Hi. When you reply the message, go to Format text feature in top menu, then look for Format. Here you have 3 options. When you choose Format HTML, it will abilitate to you all colors/font/etc.
Good luck.
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There is no option for Format when replying to an email...
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Exactly as Liam said - there is no format option when replying. I have ended up doing this - went thru Mail settings to Signatures and Stationary ~ replying and forwarding ~ changed color to Red. Now every time I reply it defaults to Red but at least that way I can use Red when I need to and highlight any text I want in Black and change it back. Not ideal - in fact seems ridiculous that it isn't more user friendly than this. But unless someone can come up with an easier fix its better than nothing.
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you need to click 'Pop Out' on the reply message, then you will see the 'Format Text' feature on top menu.  then in the Format section, select HTML.
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I don't see Pop Out anywhere. Pls send a photo of where it is when I am in "Reply".
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Thnak you. it's work for me
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THIS WORKED FOR ME FINALLY!!!! Yay!!!Oh my thank you thank youuuuuuuu :) 
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