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A simple way to emphasize words

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on February 19, 2021 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Highlight Text in Outlook. pearleye / Getty Images Tweet Share Email MS Office Outlook Word Excel Powerpoint When you create an email in Outlook, you can highlight text as if you were using a yellow highlighter on paper. Here's how. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013; Outlook for Microsoft 365, and Outlook.com. Select the text in your email that you want to highlight. Your email edit window might look slightly different than shown here, depending on the version of Outlook you're using. Go to the Message tab and, in the Basic Text group, select Text Highlight Color. In Outlook.com, an editing bar should appear above the text you've selected; choose the highlight tool to apply the effect to the text. Or, go to the Formatting toolbar at the bottom of the message window, select Highlight, and choose a highlight color. The text is highlighted with the default color. To change the color of the highlighter, select the Text Highlight Color dropdown arrow and choose a color. To use the highlighter to highlight several text elements, select Text Highlight Color. Drag the marker across the text you want to highlight. When you've highlighted all the text, select Text Highlight Color to turn off the marker.

Remove Highlight from Text

To remove highlighting from part or all of the text in an email message, simply select the text and repeat these steps again. Or: Select the highlighted text. Select Text Highlight Color. To select all the text in an email message, press Ctrl+A. Select the Text Highlight Color dropdown arrow. Choose No Color. On Outlook.com, after selecting the text you want the highlight removed on, return to the highlight button and choose the white color option. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Change Theme Colors in Google Slides Using Rich HTML in an Outlook.com Signature How to Insert a Link Into an Email With Outlook How to Fix It When Outlook Spell Check Is Not Working How to Highlight Text in Windows 10 Mail How to Add Members to a Distribution List in Outlook How to Forward an Email as an Attachment in Outlook Change the Display Color in Word How to Insert an Inline Image in an Outlook Message Learn How to Properly Redirect an Email in Outlook How to Purge Deleted Outlook Email How to Fix It When Attachments Aren't Showing in Outlook How to Change the Default Font and Size in Outlook How to Highlight Text in Pages for Mac How to Indent Text or Decrease Quote Level in iPhone Mail How to Delete an Address From the Outlook Autocomplete List Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies