How do I keep the font color as black when I reply to e-mail?

[shistir]

I use ARIAL 11 font to send outgoing emails and use RICH TEXT.
When I reply to a received email, the text is purple. How can I change this
purple text to black?

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

See if changing the "When replying & forwarding" font there: Tools menu >
Options > Mail Format > Fonts

 

[shistir]

Thank you - this solves the problem - don't know how I could have missed it
as I had previously had looked at this window a hundred times!

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

Not to guess at your gender but I call that phenomena "Male Pattern
Blindness"

Note: I suffer from it frequently. Just ask my wife...

 

[mawm-dee]

I've done this a hundred times - still replies in different colors... any
suggestions

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Version of Outlook?

In 2007, Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Stationery and Fonts, Reply &
Forward font - choose black as the color from the drop down. I just tested
it with RTF formatted message and it does work.

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[mawm-dee]

2003... i have tried all of that and will not reply back in same font color
or black - have set at navey, then tried to use auto etc, nothing works.....

Version of Outlook?

In 2007, Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Stationery and Fonts, Reply &
Forward font - choose black as the color from the drop down. I just tested
it with RTF formatted message and it does work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I've done this a hundred times - still replies in different colors... any
suggestions

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

no idea what is wrong then... you could try a new profile, detect and
repair, switch to the other email editor. (I tested it with word as my
editor)

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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2003... i have tried all of that and will not reply back in same font
color
or black - have set at navey, then tried to use auto etc, nothing
works.....

Version of Outlook?

In 2007, Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Stationery and Fonts, Reply &
Forward font - choose black as the color from the drop down. I just
tested
it with RTF formatted message and it does work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I've done this a hundred times - still replies in different colors...
any
suggestions

:

See if changing the "When replying & forwarding" font there: Tools
menu >
Options > Mail Format > Fonts

I use ARIAL 11 font to send outgoing emails and use RICH TEXT.
When I reply to a received email, the text is purple. How can I
change
this
purple text to black?

 

[Roberthowelljm]

You are using Word as your editor and it is over-riding the settings in
Outlook. What you need to do is go to Word>Tools>Options>General. At the
bottom of the page are 3 buttons. Select the Email options button. In the
pop-up window select the 'Personal Stationery' tab and uncheck the box for
'Pick a new color when replying or forwarding'.

Hope that helps.

no idea what is wrong then... you could try a new profile, detect and
repair, switch to the other email editor. (I tested it with word as my
editor)

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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2003... i have tried all of that and will not reply back in same font
color
or black - have set at navey, then tried to use auto etc, nothing
works.....

Version of Outlook?

In 2007, Tools, Options, Mail format tab, Stationery and Fonts, Reply &
Forward font - choose black as the color from the drop down. I just
tested
it with RTF formatted message and it does work.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I've done this a hundred times - still replies in different colors...
any
suggestions

:

See if changing the "When replying & forwarding" font there: Tools
menu >
Options > Mail Format > Fonts

I use ARIAL 11 font to send outgoing emails and use RICH TEXT.
When I reply to a received email, the text is purple. How can I
change
this
purple text to black?