Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook on the web New Outlook for Windows
  1. In your email message in classic Outlook, select the text you want to highlight.

  2. On the mini bar that appears, select the arrow next to Text Highlight Color icon TextHighlight Color to choose a color.Outlook highlight color chooser

To remove highlighting, select the text again and choose No Color.

Tip: If you missed the mini-toolbar, right-click your selection, or select Text Highlight Color from the Message tab.

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