
For example, if you only want to change the color and font style of message that include the word "deadline" in the subject line, you could enter "deadline" in the Search for word(s): field and "subject field only" in the In: box.

(You can also change the actual font and the text size.) In the Name: field, type some descriptive text that will help you remember the purpose of this specific rule.Ĭlick Color and choose you shade of choice. For this tutorial, we'll create a new rule to change the font style and color of messages from one specific sender, your boss.To create a new Outlook mail rule, click the Add button.(You can disable the default rules, or any others you may have created, by removing the check marks from the corresponding boxes.) Click to select the Conditional Formatting option.Ī new box appears, and it shows a list of existing default mail rules, including one for unread messages that automatically bolds unread mail and another for expired mail that marks those messages with strikethrough text. (It's the second option from the left and looks like two gears.)Ī box labeled Advanced View Settings: Compact appears.

(It's the fifth tab from the left.)Ĭlick View Settings at the top of the View tab. Click the View option from the tabs that run horizontally along the top of your Outlook screen.See on Microsoft Store How to customize incoming Outlook messages with color and font Microsoft graciously makes it relatively simple in Outlook 2016 for Windows to add color and font customizations to message senders, to make sure you never miss an email from your boss or manager, for example. The further behind you fall and the more mail that piles up, the more likely you are to miss a crucial correspondence. Your Outlook inbox can quickly turn into an unmanageable mountain of seemingly ceaseless messages.
