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Headings in Outlook

Headings can be applied using the Styles gallery on Outlook for both Windows and Web. Outlook for Mac does not currently provide a Styles gallery when composing emails; instead, headings are managed with paragraph formatting. To apply heading styles in an email:

  1. Select the Format Text tab.
  2. Select a line of text in the email.
  3. Select the desired heading style from the Styles gallery.

Outlook:

screenshot of the heading styles ribbon in Microsoft outlook for windows

New Outlook:

screenshot of the heading styles ribbon in Microsoft new outlook for windows
  1. Select a line of text in the email.
  2. Right-click the text.
  3. Select Paragraph…
  4. In the Indents and Spacing tab, update the Outline Level to your preferred heading level. Level 1 creates a level 1 heading (H1). Setting an outline level does not modify the font style. Customize the font size and weight to visually indicate the heading.
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