


From the drop-down menu, click Save Current View as a New View A Copy View dialog box appears. The cursor is blinking in the Name of new view field. Verify that Read messages is highlighted. In the Conditional Formatting dialog box, click on the Font button. Much like the font format option in Microsoft Word, the Font window in Outlook allows you to change the font, font style, size and even the color of the text.ħ. Change the Font, Font style, Size, and Color as desired. When the Conditional Formatting window pops up, highlight the Unread messages option, and click the Font button to change the font and its color.Ħ. This option will let you select fonts for many message types such as unread, expired, or overdue mail.ĥ. In the new View Settings window, find the Conditional Formatting option, and click on it. Click the View Settings button inside the View tab to continue.Ĥ. Switch to the View tab from the program’s ribbon.ģ. Please note that although the screenshots are for Outlook 2013, this directions will still work for previous versions.Ģ. To really highlight new messages, users frequently change the color (or font) of these incoming emails. Unread messages may be bold, but the lack of color makes scanning for unread emails difficult. To simplify finding new incoming messages, consider changing the text color or even switching the font type.įor most people Outlook is setup as black text on a white background. Even though Outlook uses a bold font for displaying unread messages, many people still find them hard to spot.
