RE: [WinMac] Default reading font in Outlook?


Jim Royal(jimr[at]Eicon.com)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 14:18:40 -0400


John Nurick wrote:

> Jim Royal wrote
>
> > You can indeed change the default font in Outlook
> > to something more readable
> > on the Mac (such as Arial 12 pt), but then your
> > email messages to PC users
> > would have fonts that look abnormally large.
>
> Only if you insist on formatting your e-mails rather
> than sending nice simple plain text!
>
Actually, you have no choice but to send formatted text in Outlook. When
Internet email is sent the Exchange server strips the formatting for you.
Otherwise, everyone on the LAN sends/receives formatted email by default.

Jim Royal
Technical Publications
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