Each time you compose a new email message in Outlook, it automatically defaults to 10-point Arial font. You can change the default font Outlook uses when you create a new email message.

You can change the default font in Outlook 2003 using the steps listed below:

1. Within Outlook, click Options from the Tools menu.
2. Select the Mail Format tab.
3. Click the Fonts button.
4. Click the Choose Fonts button under “When composing a new message.”
5. Choose the font settings you want to use.
6. Click OK to save your settings.
7. Click OK to close each open dialog box.

Outlook will not use the font you specified when creating a new email message.