Using Stationery and Fonts

The Stationery and Fonts feature in Outlook 2003 allows you to add a Stationery theme to outgoing messages and change the fonts for outgoing messages.

Note: It is not recommended to use stationery because it often affects the readability of your outgoing messages. Also, most people have their email settings set for plain text for security reasons anyway and they won't see the stationery anyway.

1. Go to Tools > Options...
2. Select the Mail Format Tab
3. Under Stationery and Fonts, click the drop down menu next to Use this Stationery by default: or click the Stationery Picker... button.
4. Click OK.

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5.  The new stationery will display when creating new messages.

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Using Fonts

1. Go to Tools > Options...
2. Select the Mail Format Tab
3. Under Stationery and Fonts, click Fonts... button.
4. The Fonts dialog box will display. Click Choose Font... to set the font for each option.
5. Click OK and then OK in Options dialog box.

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Note: Be careful about the fonts you choose for creating messages. Other people may not have the same fonts installed that your computer has installed. It is recommended that you use common fonts for composing mail messages. Some of the most common fonts that are widely available on most computers are Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, and Georgia.