Font has changed in Outlook

Tags Outlook Font

Summary

Your Outlook emails or interface may appear with a different font style or spacing, even though you didn't change anything. This issue is often caused by accidentally turning on the Immersive Reader feature in Outlook.

Who This Article Is For

Any County employee using the Outlook desktop app who notices unexpected font or layout changes.

Symptoms

  • Font in Outlook emails or reading pane looks different or larger than usual, even though the user did not change any settings.

Cause

This happens when the Immersive Reader view is enabled in Outlook. This feature is designed to improve readability, but it changes font styles and spacing automatically.

How to Fix It

  1. Open Outlook and go to the View tab.

  2. Look for the Immersive Reader section and click Immersive Reader to turn it off. This will return the reading pane to its normal appearance.

Immersive Reader option in Outlook view tab

Need Help?

If these steps don’t resolve the issue or the option is greyed out, contact the IT Service Desk at 770.822.8915.

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