Format Messages

Applies to: Office 365 for professionals and small businesses, Office 365 for enterprises, Microsoft Exchange, Live@edu

Messages composed in HTML instead of in plain text can be formatted to change the appearance of their text and their layout.

How do I change the default message font?

1. Click Options > Settings > Mail.
2. Under Message Format, select the options you want.
3. Click Save to save your settings.

What else do I need to know?

• The message font settings are only applicable if you select HTML. If you select Plain text, all messages will be composed in plain text and will use the default font and font size of your browser.

• Use the formatting options on the message toolbar to format individual e-mail messages.

• For information about how to format messages using keyboard shortcuts, see "Text Editing" and "Text Formatting" in Keyboard Shortcuts.

• The following table shows the formatting options on the message toolbar. Some of these buttons are displayed based on the direction of the text in the current language, left-to-right (LTR) or right-to-left (RTL). You may have to click Customize to view some of these options.

  Format Button	Description
  	Formats the selected text as strikethrough.
  	Aligns the selected text to the left margin.
  	Aligns the selected text to the center of the message form.
  	Aligns the selected text to the right margin.
  	Creates a numbered list (left-to-right text).
  	Creates a numbered list (right-to-left text).
  	Creates a bulleted list (left-to-right text).
  	Creates a bulleted list (right-to-left text).
  	Decreases the indent of your text (left-to-right text).
  	Decreases the indent of your text (right-to-left text).
  	Increases the indent of your text (left-to-right text).
  	Increases the indent of your text (right-to-left text).
  	Removes formatting from the selected text.
  	Inserts a horizontal line across the page.
  	Undoes the last action.
  	Redoes the last action.
  	Adds a hyperlink associated with the selected text.
  	Removes a hyperlink associated with the selected text.
  	Formats the selected text as superscript.
  	Formats the selected text as subscript.
  	Makes the text begin from the left margin and move to the right (left-to-right).
  	Makes the text begin from the right margin and move to the left (right-to-left).
  	Expands the formatting options selection menu.

What if I want to know more?

• Mail
• Mail Tab