How to Apply HTML styles to an Outlook message

For some messages, you'll want a more structured way of presenting the content. For example, you may need to publish a report that requires headings and subheadings, bulleted and numbered lists, and other formatted text. Instead of defining every formatting attribute for each type of paragraph, such as the text size, color, and alignment for each type of heading, use paragraph styles, which define all the attributes for a paragraph type. With HTML as your message format, Microsoft Outlook 2000 provides a variety of paragraph styles you can choose from to format your message.

Note If you're using Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor, type paragraph styles in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window, and then click Search.

1. In the HTML message, select the paragraph you want to assign a style to.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, in the Style box, click the name of the style you want to apply to the paragraph.

Styles affect an entire paragraph; however, you can change how individual letters or words look within a paragraph that you've applied a style to. For example, you can make text bold, italic, underlined, or a different color. For more information, type format text in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window, and then click Search.

The HTML message format also lets you enhance messages using special designs and formatted text. For more information, read Create stylish and decorative e-mail in Outlook using HTML.

Note While many popular e-mail programs besides Outlook 2000 — such as Outlook 98, Outlook Express 4.0, Eudora 4.0, and Netscape Messenger 4.0 — understand HTML messages, some do not. For more information about sending HTML messages, read choose the best Outlook 2000 message format for a recipient.

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