How to set Fonts in Outlook

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Gary Underhill - 31 Jan 2005 11:40 GMT

I would like to set the fonts in Outlook (when creating a new message
and when replying to a message) to Verdana. How would i go about
doing this? Do I need to use VBA or can i do it in VB Script and run
it standalone?

I would like to do this just after the Outlook installation so that
the user of the machine uses Verdana as a standard font.

Thanks,
Gary

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Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] - 31 Jan 2005 18:57 GMT

If you only need to change the font from the default font in Settings to a
different one for specific messages, than you need to use code. If the
message format is in HTML, you have to edit the HTML source to change the
font.

Furthermore, the Outlook Object Model doesn't provide access to RTF
properties. If you are editing Rich Text messages, you need to use a
third-party object model that interfaces with Outlook called Redemption
(http://www.dimastr.com); it has SafeInspector objects that allows full
access to formatting the text in a message.

Otherwise, to change the default font for a large number of Outlook
installations, or to change the default font when installing, look into the
Office Resource Kit and Group Policies to help you achieve this.

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> I would like to set the fonts in Outlook (when creating a new message
> and when replying to a message) to Verdana. How would i go about
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> Thanks,
> Gary

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