If you are using stationery, some default to a specific font and size.

Tools | Options | Compose. Make sure nothing is checked or selected in the
Stationery section, including Blank.

In IE: Tools | Internet Options | Accessibility. Uncheck: "Ignore font sizes
specified on web pages".

Also see:

OLEXP: The Font Size Changes When You Press ENTER in a New Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q232001

OLEXP: Default Font Size Is Not Applied in a New HTML E-mail Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q240730

OLEXP: Large or Small Font Printing Message from Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q276435

OLEXP: Cannot Change Text Format Using Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q178895

OLEXP: Large Font Printing Message from Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q276435
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



"Colleen Lill" wrote in message
news:kdG8j.610$hQ3.380@pd7urf3no...
Hi,

Am having a problem with fonts in my outgoing messages. In the Options,
Compose, I have set my font option as Cataneo, 12 pt. When I open up a
new message window to compose, the font comes up as something completely
different.

Is this a glitch of some kind? I've tried different things to get the
fonts to "stay put" but nothing seems to work.

Thanks,

Colleen L