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Guest
How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems to be
set by default to blue.
Thanks,
Alex
set by default to blue.
Thanks,
Alex
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Tools->options->Mail Format->fonts. Change the font color used when
replying to mails.
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After furious head scratching, Alex asked:
| How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems
| to be set by default to blue.
|
| Thanks,
| Alex
replying to mails.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Alex asked:
| How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems
| to be set by default to blue.
|
| Thanks,
| Alex
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Guest
I used Outlook 2003 before and it somehow changed the font color on each
reply. Of course, I've forgotten how to do that. How can I get that to
happen again?
reply. Of course, I've forgotten how to do that. How can I get that to
happen again?
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Brian Tillman
D. Michael Quinn said:I used Outlook 2003 before and it somehow changed the font color on
each reply. Of course, I've forgotten how to do that. How can I
get that to happen again?
Usually controlled on Tools>Options>Mail Format>Fonts. See the "When
replying and forwarding" entry. Naturally, this setting has no effect on
Plain Text messages.
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Guest
I'm searching all over for this as well. I can change the default color once,
but I can't get it to change with every reply. I found a thing on Microsoft
that says why this happens, but I can't find anything that tells me how to
MAKE this happen.
SYMPTOMS
When you reply to a message while using Microsoft Word as your e-mail
editor, your default text and the text in your AutoSignature, may change
color.
MORE INFORMATION
To better distinguish between multiple replies in an e-mail thread, Word
uses its Track Changes feature to assign a different Automatic (default) font
color to each reply in the thread. This causes any text in your reply that is
assigned the Automatic font color, including your AutoSignature, to change to
a different color.
Any help would be appreciated.
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but I can't get it to change with every reply. I found a thing on Microsoft
that says why this happens, but I can't find anything that tells me how to
MAKE this happen.
SYMPTOMS
When you reply to a message while using Microsoft Word as your e-mail
editor, your default text and the text in your AutoSignature, may change
color.
MORE INFORMATION
To better distinguish between multiple replies in an e-mail thread, Word
uses its Track Changes feature to assign a different Automatic (default) font
color to each reply in the thread. This causes any text in your reply that is
assigned the Automatic font color, including your AutoSignature, to change to
a different color.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Guest
I have the same problem, which is rather annoying as it doesn't seem to be
the most complicated function in Outllok 2003! Any help would be appreciated
- I have followed all other guidance but despite which text style and colour
I use, it always shows the font selection I have selected for Composing
rather than Replying and Forwarding. It works fine in Outlook 97 . . . . !
the most complicated function in Outllok 2003! Any help would be appreciated
- I have followed all other guidance but despite which text style and colour
I use, it always shows the font selection I have selected for Composing
rather than Replying and Forwarding. It works fine in Outlook 97 . . . . !
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Aussie Brydon
Have you tried this?
1. Click "Tools" "Options" then click the "Mail Format" tab.
2. Click the "Fonts" button in the middle of the dialogue box, then
for the "Replying and Forwarding" box click "Choose font".
3. For the "Color" option, click the drop-down menu and click on the
desired color.
4. Click "OK" "OK" "Apply" then "OK" and now try replying or
forwarding a message
-Brydon
From Outlook (mine is 2003)
1. Click "Tools" "Options" then click the "Mail Format" tab.
2. Click the "Fonts" button in the middle of the dialogue box, then
for the "Replying and Forwarding" box click "Choose font".
3. For the "Color" option, click the drop-down menu and click on the
desired color.
4. Click "OK" "OK" "Apply" then "OK" and now try replying or
forwarding a message
-Brydon
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Guest
I'm trying to do the opposite!
I want my outlook 2000 to STOP changing the colour of the font when I reply.
I need it to stay as 'automatic' because some colleagues use a black
background to their windows and when replying for the first time to an email
it comes out as a very dark blue.
It's driving me CRAZY!
Oh, in possible answer to the above: make sure you're using WORD as your
email editor as it only seems to do it when you use word.
Andy
I want my outlook 2000 to STOP changing the colour of the font when I reply.
I need it to stay as 'automatic' because some colleagues use a black
background to their windows and when replying for the first time to an email
it comes out as a very dark blue.
It's driving me CRAZY!
Oh, in possible answer to the above: make sure you're using WORD as your
email editor as it only seems to do it when you use word.
Andy
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Guest
In case anyone else searching for this 'feature' comes across this message, I
found the answer. If you are using MS Word as your editor, open MS Word (I'm
using 2003), select the Tools menu, then select Options. On the General tab
select the Email Options button. On the Personal Sationary tab check the box
for "Pick a new color when replying or forwarding" under the Replying or
forwarding messages header.
found the answer. If you are using MS Word as your editor, open MS Word (I'm
using 2003), select the Tools menu, then select Options. On the General tab
select the Email Options button. On the Personal Sationary tab check the box
for "Pick a new color when replying or forwarding" under the Replying or
forwarding messages header.
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Walt K
Thanks for bringing this up. I HATE when Outlook/Word changes the color of
what I type (or the style or anything). I just want to disable this "helpful"
automatic blue/black font switch. It NEVER does what I want. It screws up
terribly every time I switch in and out of italics, as well, reverting to a
really ugly Courier font. I want a text editor that only does what I TELL IT
TO. The editor needs to understand that I AM A GOD AS FAR AS IT (SOFTWARE) IS
CONCERNED. My word, like the famous letters of transit in Casablanca, is not
to be rescinded or even questioned. I want to turn this "helpful" feature
OFF. I am using Office 2007, and there is NO "Tools | Options . . . " menu.
Does anyone out there know how I do this in Office 2007?
Thanks
what I type (or the style or anything). I just want to disable this "helpful"
automatic blue/black font switch. It NEVER does what I want. It screws up
terribly every time I switch in and out of italics, as well, reverting to a
really ugly Courier font. I want a text editor that only does what I TELL IT
TO. The editor needs to understand that I AM A GOD AS FAR AS IT (SOFTWARE) IS
CONCERNED. My word, like the famous letters of transit in Casablanca, is not
to be rescinded or even questioned. I want to turn this "helpful" feature
OFF. I am using Office 2007, and there is NO "Tools | Options . . . " menu.
Does anyone out there know how I do this in Office 2007?
Thanks
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Walt K
Me too, &e7! This drives me CRAZY! I want it to STOP chaning anything I type
EVER! I am to be treated as a GOD. If I type it, it MUST BE CORRECT! This
includes formatting. Anyone know how to turn off the auto-colors in Office
2007 Outlook? Help, please!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
EVER! I am to be treated as a GOD. If I type it, it MUST BE CORRECT! This
includes formatting. Anyone know how to turn off the auto-colors in Office
2007 Outlook? Help, please!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
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Brian Tillman
Walt K said:Me too, &e7! This drives me CRAZY! I want it to STOP chaning anything
I type EVER! I am to be treated as a GOD. If I type it, it MUST BE
CORRECT! This includes formatting. Anyone know how to turn off the
auto-colors in Office 2007 Outlook? Help, please!
Tools>Options>Mail Format>Stationery and Fonts is where I control it.
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Walt K
I want to clarify that I findally did find the Tools | Options menu in
Outlook 2007 that was spoken of in this thread. Problem is I was looking on
the Email Editor menu, which is confusingly massively different from the main
Outlook menu, even when Outlook is in email mode. Given that Outlook does so
many disparate things, that is not unreasonable of course, but it would be
NICE if the email editor menu bar looked a lot like a subset of the main
Outlook menu bar, which would avoid a lot of confusion around "which menu
should I look in to do this?"
Outlook 2007 that was spoken of in this thread. Problem is I was looking on
the Email Editor menu, which is confusingly massively different from the main
Outlook menu, even when Outlook is in email mode. Given that Outlook does so
many disparate things, that is not unreasonable of course, but it would be
NICE if the email editor menu bar looked a lot like a subset of the main
Outlook menu bar, which would avoid a lot of confusion around "which menu
should I look in to do this?"
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LyndiKay
Not in Outlook 2007 - font color is "grayed" out and it uses a washed-ouat
blue automatic color. Is there ANY way to get to that and change it?
blue automatic color. Is there ANY way to get to that and change it?
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Spediteur
I have exactly the same problem. Office was pre-installed by Dell and the
setting to set the font color is grayed out from scratch - not something I
did. Either black or light blue is used by default on most replies or
forwards but on some the font color changes (based on something in the
message being replied to or forwarded?) and stays that way. Sometimes a
different random color is used. Desparate to regain control over this
function.
setting to set the font color is grayed out from scratch - not something I
did. Either black or light blue is used by default on most replies or
forwards but on some the font color changes (based on something in the
message being replied to or forwarded?) and stays that way. Sometimes a
different random color is used. Desparate to regain control over this
function.
LyndiKay said:Not in Outlook 2007 - font color is "grayed" out and it uses a washed-ouat
blue automatic color. Is there ANY way to get to that and change it?
Milly Staples said:Tools->options->Mail Format->fonts. Change the font color used when
replying to mails.
--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Alex asked:
| How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems
| to be set by default to blue.
|
| Thanks,
| Alex
S
Spediteur
I found the solution to fix the grayed out font color selection box. I poked
around the stationery/signature dialog box again and saw the tick box for
“pick a new color when replying or forwarding.†Un-ticking that box and then
selecting font allowed me to choose the reply/forward font color. The grayed
out box became active.
around the stationery/signature dialog box again and saw the tick box for
“pick a new color when replying or forwarding.†Un-ticking that box and then
selecting font allowed me to choose the reply/forward font color. The grayed
out box became active.
Spediteur said:I have exactly the same problem. Office was pre-installed by Dell and the
setting to set the font color is grayed out from scratch - not something I
did. Either black or light blue is used by default on most replies or
forwards but on some the font color changes (based on something in the
message being replied to or forwarded?) and stays that way. Sometimes a
different random color is used. Desparate to regain control over this
function.
LyndiKay said:Not in Outlook 2007 - font color is "grayed" out and it uses a washed-ouat
blue automatic color. Is there ANY way to get to that and change it?
Milly Staples said:Tools->options->Mail Format->fonts. Change the font color used when
replying to mails.
--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Alex asked:
| How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems
| to be set by default to blue.
|
| Thanks,
| Alex
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decoyfred
Luciablue got it right.
SOLUTION:
[Quoting Luciablue:]
"In case anyone else searching for this 'feature' comes across this message,
I
found the answer. If you are using MS Word as your editor, open MS Word (I'm
using 2003), select the Tools menu, then select Options. On the General tab
select the Email Options button. On the Personal Sationary tab check the box
for "Pick a new color when replying or forwarding" under the Replying or
forwarding messages header. "
Thank you very much for having share this with us, the frustrated defiantly
monochromatic Outlook users!
SOLUTION:
[Quoting Luciablue:]
"In case anyone else searching for this 'feature' comes across this message,
I
found the answer. If you are using MS Word as your editor, open MS Word (I'm
using 2003), select the Tools menu, then select Options. On the General tab
select the Email Options button. On the Personal Sationary tab check the box
for "Pick a new color when replying or forwarding" under the Replying or
forwarding messages header. "
Thank you very much for having share this with us, the frustrated defiantly
monochromatic Outlook users!
Spediteur said:I have exactly the same problem. Office was pre-installed by Dell and the
setting to set the font color is grayed out from scratch - not something I
did. Either black or light blue is used by default on most replies or
forwards but on some the font color changes (based on something in the
message being replied to or forwarded?) and stays that way. Sometimes a
different random color is used. Desparate to regain control over this
function.
LyndiKay said:Not in Outlook 2007 - font color is "grayed" out and it uses a washed-ouat
blue automatic color. Is there ANY way to get to that and change it?
Milly Staples said:Tools->options->Mail Format->fonts. Change the font color used when
replying to mails.
--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, Alex asked:
| How do I change the font color when replying to a message? It seems
| to be set by default to blue.
|
| Thanks,
| Alex
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Ripvan51
Has anyone figured out how to do this in 2007 Vista? I used to use it with
2003.
2003.
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Roady [MVP]
Tools-> Options-> tab Mail Format-> button Stationery and Fonts...-> option:
Pick a new color when replying or forwarding
Pick a new color when replying or forwarding
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exitstageleft
....then click Font... button for "Replying or forwarding messages"
Except, my Font color dropdownbox is disabled.
What now?
I'm using outlook 2007
Except, my Font color dropdownbox is disabled.
What now?
I'm using outlook 2007
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