Font Color Issue in Outlook stationary

[Spike9458]

Hi All,

In using Outlook 2003, Word as email editor, I created stationary in Word,
and saved it as an htm file in the stationary folder. The stationary
consists of a 2x2 table, with text in the top 2, and in the bottom right
cells. I have it formated with a red background with white font. For some
reason, the font color in the top left cell will not appear in white when I
create a new email. It is always black. The other cells fonts are the color
I designate, but the first cell will not change for some reason.

Any ideas on how I can fix it?

Thanks,

--Jim