Creating an email message in Outlook offers you the most options and configurations of any Outlook feature. No matter what type of message—business or personal—you’re writing, you can always find a way to add your unique style.
Note: Outlook uses an editor based on Word for email messages. If you need help with editing features, start Word, press F1, and then search in Word Help.
Set delivery options
Delivery options include setting the level of importance for your message, providing an expiration date, and giving the time and date delay for sending the message.
Assign the level of importance
Set the expiration date
Delay sending the message
Change the appearance of your message
You have at least eight ways to change the appearance of a message.
Add a background color, gradient, texture, pattern, or picture
Change the font
Add graphics
Add a bulleted or numbered list
Add a table
Add a signature
Add equations, symbols, and horizontal lines
Change the theme
Add tracking to your message
You can use options available in the Tags group on the Message tab to track messages, either with a flag or a delivery or read receipt. And you also can use voting options.