Last update: December 2019.
- Locate the font you want to use as your default system font, and copy it to your Desktop. Open TTFEdit, and then use the File menu in the program to open the font file on the Desktop. Along the left-hand side of the program’s window, choose the “name” tab, which will display the name table for the font.
- Select Unread messages in the rule list. Modify the font settings as desired. Outlook Web App. In the Outlook Web App, you cannot change font color for unread messages, but you can switch to the high contract theme. Scroll down to Theme. Select the high contrast theme.
Here’s a question from a reader:
Keep in mind, changes to the Theme will apply to all Office 2016 and higher for Mac apps including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook. Customize Microsoft Office Color Theme on Mac Step 1. Increase the display size of text in an open message or in the reading pane ⌘ + PLUS (+) Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, display the next message. How to Change the Accent Color of Mac OS Go to the Apple menu and choose “System Preferences” Select the “General” preference panel Look for “Accent color” and select the accent color you want to choose; blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, gray.
I am using Microsoft Office 365. I have noticed that after i click on a specific email entry in the Outlook Mail tab and open it for reading, it shows as read. What’s annoying is that i have noticed that items that i view in the Reading Pane are shown as being read as well… This makes it difficult for me to follow up on my email and take the required action. Now the question is the following: is there a way to modify the read / unread settings to keep my messages marked as unread in Outlook unless i explicitly set them as read (by making a right click and selecting Mark as Read). Thanks in advance for any tips.
Thanks for the question. In our answer, we’ll be covering both Windows and macOS unread settings for Outlook. Here we go:
Don’t make as read on Outlook for Windows
You can follow this procedure to turn off the single click read feature, so that Outlook doesn’t mark messages as read:
- First off, go ahead an open Microsoft Outlook.
- Next, go ahead and hit File, then select Options.
- Select the Mail tab.
- Now, navigate to the Outlook panes section.
- Now, go ahead and hit the Reading Panes button.
- In the opened dialog , go ahead and uncheck the first box as shown below.
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- When done, hit the OK button.
- That’s it – auto-read is now turned off.
Note: There is another interesting setting in the Reading Pane, which allows you to mark items as read when selecting different items in your Inbox. The setting is not checked by default, and probably for a good reason.
Stop marking as auto read on macOS
To configure Outlook to stop “opening” your email automatically and keep your previewed email as unread kindly follow these steps:
- Open Microsoft Outlook for macOS.
- From the top menu, select Outlook.
- Now hit Preferences and select Reading.
- In the Mark Email as Read section, select “Only when opened in separate window”
- Hit OK and that’s pretty much it.
Additional questions:
Outlook not marking emails as read?
Couple of readers asked about the opposite use case. You want to preview your email and mark it as read afterwards. Setting the time stamp in the Reading Panes dialog (which control the unread settings) to 2-3 seconds, will most likely do the trick and ensure your emails became read, even if you just previewed them for a short time.
Marking as read when deleting emails
One reader pointed out the fact that by default, that Office doesn’t set deleted mails as read, which becomes visible in the Deleted Items folder.
To ensure deleted items are marked as read, navigate to the Other section bottom of the Outlook Settings dialog at: File>>Options>>Mail, and mark the “Mark messages as read when deleted”.
Using Shortcuts
Readers asked whether they could use shortcuts to quickly mark an email as read or unread.
Ctrl + Q : Will set to read
Ctrl + U: Will mark as unread.
Kindly leave us a quick comment in case of any questions.
Mail User Guide
Use Viewing preferences in Mail to change options for viewing messages.
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To change these preferences in the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Preferences, then click Viewing.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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List Preview | The number of lines of the message to show in the message list. | ||||||||||
Move discarded messages into | Choose whether to move the messages to the Trash mailbox so you can delete them or move messages to the Archive mailbox when you swipe left on a message in the message list. This setting also determines whether you can delete or archive messages from Mail notifications. | ||||||||||
Show message headers | Show default or custom fields in message headers. To add fields, click the pop-up menu, choose Custom, click the Add button , then enter the name of a message header, such as Return-Path. | ||||||||||
Display unread messages with bold font | In column layout, show unread messages in bold to help distinguish them from messages you have read. | ||||||||||
Load remote content in messages | When remote content is retrieved from a server, information about your Mac can be revealed. You can deselect the option for increased security, but some messages may not display correctly. Remote content isn’t displayed in messages that Mail marks as junk. | ||||||||||
Use Smart Addresses | Show recipients’ names but not their email addresses (if a recipient is in the Contacts app or the Previous Recipients list, or on a network server). | ||||||||||
Use dark backgrounds for messages | Show messages in the preview area and new messages you’re writing with a dark background (when this option is selected) or a light background (when this option isn’t selected). This option is available only if you selected the Dark appearance in General System Preferences. When this option is selected, you can switch to a light background while viewing or writing a message. Choose View > Message > Show with Light Background. To see the message with a dark background again, choose View > Message > Show with Dark Background. | ||||||||||
Highlight messages with color when not grouped | When conversations are turned off, highlight the messages in a conversation in the message list, to help identify them more easily. Click the color well to choose a highlight color. | ||||||||||
Include related messages | Include related messages (those located in other mailboxes) when viewing a conversation. | ||||||||||
Mark all messages as read when opening a conversation | Mark all unread messages in a conversation as read when you view the primary message of the conversation. | ||||||||||
Show most recent message at the top | Display the most recent message in a conversation first in the preview area. If deselected, the oldest message appears first. |
You can sort, filter, and otherwise change how messages appear in the message list.