How to Change the Font and Font Size in Outlook

To change the font and font size for a specific email in Outlook, access the email’s editing window on a desktop computer and select the new font and font size. You can also set the default font and size in Outlook settings.

In Microsoft Outlook for Windows, Mac and the web you can change the font and font size for specific emails as well as for all your emails. It’s easy to make this change, and we’ll show you how.

Note: You can’t change the font or font size in the Outlook app for iPhone and Android. You must use the app on your desktop or web to make font-related changes.

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Change the font and font size in Outlook for Windows and Mac

If you want to change the font and font size for a specific email, first start that email in Outlook on your Windows or Mac computer. On the Message tab at the top of your email, click the Font dropdown menu to choose a new font. Similarly, click the Font Size dropdown menu to select a new size for your selected font.

To change the default Outlook font on your Mac, launch the Outlook app and choose Outlook > Preferences > Fonts from the menu bar. Then click Font next to the email type you want to set the default font style for. Choose the font and font size you want and you’re all set.

To change the default font and font size in the Windows version of Outlook, first launch Outlook and select “Options” on the left sidebar. If you don’t see the sidebar, click File in the upper-left corner of the app.

You will see an “Outlook Options” window. Click Mail in the left sidebar. In the right pane, select Stationery and Fonts.

In the Font window, click the Font drop-down menu and select a font of your choice. Similarly, choose a font size from the Size menu.

Then click OK at the bottom of the window.

Select “OK” and “OK” in the other two windows that open.

From now on, Outlook will use your specified font and font size for your emails.

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Change the font and font size in Outlook for the web

With the web version of Outlook, you can also change the font and font size for all your emails or specific ones.

To change the font and font size for a specific email, open that email. Then click the down arrow next to the current font name at the bottom of the email body. Choose a new font and you’re done. To choose a font size, click the down arrow icon next to the current size and choose a new size.

If you want to set the default font and size for your emails, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of Outlook.

In the opened menu at the bottom select “Show all Outlook settings”.

In Settings, choose Mail > Compose & Reply.

And that’s it. Outlook will now format your emails in your chosen font and font size. Happy emailing!

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