Windows NT 3.x:
By default, Microsoft Mail uses Helvetica 10 for the message body text. You
can modify the registry if you want to change the default font.
To change the default font for the message body text, do the following:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
- Open Registry Editor by choosing Run from the File menu of Program
Manager, type REGEDT32.EXE, and then choose the OK button.
- Use the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Mail\Microsoft Mail
- From the Edit menu, choose Add Value to create the following entry:
NormalFont REG_SZ
From the Edit menu, choose Add Value. In the Value Name field, type
NormalFont. Select REG_SZ for the Data Type and choose the OK button. In
the String field, type the following and then choose the OK button:
"<typeface name>, <point size>, <flag for bold>, <flag for italic>"
The following is a sample registry entry for changing the font to Arial:
NormalFont:REG_SZ:Arial,14,0,0
This entry has four parts, each separated by a comma: typeface name (not
the font file name), point size, flag for bold, and flag for italic. The
Change Font command in the View menu toggles between the Normal font and
the Fixed font. The Fixed font is useful for viewing messages that were
created using a fixed-pitch font. Both entries affect only message body
text, not the message envelope text or folder lists; Mail uses Helvetica 8
for that purpose.
Windows NT 4.0:
You may change the font on Windows NT 4.0 Messaging System by:
- Select Tool on the menu
- Select Option
- Select Read folder or Send folder