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Steven Craighead's avatar
Steven Craighead
Copper Contributor
Jul 15, 2018

Group policy for Outlook 2016 to set default font

hi,   We have a client where multiple users have changes their font within Outlook and we're wanting to keep it set to default for all users, Calibri (Body) font size 11. Looking to set Group polic...
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Jan-Willem van Vaneveld's avatar
Jan-Willem van Vaneveld
Brass Contributor
Jul 02, 2020

ITGuy337 What you are saying is SO true! It's stupid you can change font easy for Excel with GPO but not for Word and definitely not Outlook. It's lame.

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Martin Ritter
Copper Contributor
Oct 28, 2020

Hello all,

 

I also was looking for a solution to this.

 

I think the idea of converting the reg file to an XML is working good.

 

But for me it was much easier to just use the GPP registry import wizard so

 

1. Configure the right settings with the user account and Outlook version that you need

2. create an empty GPO for the setting and if necessary give the user account edit permission

3. On the source computer start the GPO console, open the GPO and edit the GPP. 

4. Then import the settings with the registry import Wizard. Only use those values that were described in the original post + the "NewTheme" entry

  • Phil Lewis's avatar
    Phil Lewis
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 03, 2023

    Confirming for late-comers who wonder if this is still valid - Jan 2023, & the "anonymous"  reply instructions above still work, converting .reg to .xml, etc.

    Thanks! 

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