OLEXP: How to Change the Default Font of the Folder List in Outlook Express (291006)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q291006
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the default font of the Folder List in Outlook Express.

MORE INFORMATION

To change the default font of the Outlook Express Folder List:
  1. Quit Outlook Express.
  2. Right-click the Windows desktop, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Appearance tab, and then click Icon in the Item box.
  4. Click the settings that you want to use in the Font box and the Size box, and then click OK to apply your changes.
  5. Restart the computer.
The font of Contacts and the Message List is the same as the font used by the Folder List. You can use the same procedure to change the default font for Contacts and the Message List.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kberrmsg kbhowto KB291006
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