check before: 2024-09-01
Product:
Exchange, Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook
Platform:
Android, iOS, Online, US Instances, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
Feature update, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing and reading emails. The rollout will start in mid-November 2024 and complete by late May 2025. Users will be able to select fonts for emails, signatures, automatic replies, and calendar invitations.
Details:
Updated May 1, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April).
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2024-08-03
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2025-05-02
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will introduce a feature allowing users to choose fonts for emails, signatures, automatic replies, and calendar invitations, with the rollout starting in mid-November 2024 and completing by late May 2025.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Experience Degradation
If users are not prepared for the new font selection feature, they may experience confusion or frustration when composing emails, leading to decreased productivity and potential miscommunication.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=409969
Training and Documentation Gaps
Without proper preparation and updates to training materials, users may not fully utilize the new font features, resulting in underutilization of the tool and inconsistent email formatting.
- roles: Training Coordinators, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=409969
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-05-02 | MC Last Updated | 04/01/2025 22:21:36 | 2025-05-01T15:57:38Z |
| 2025-05-02 | MC Messages | Updated April 1, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late March). | Updated May 1, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). |
| 2025-05-02 | MC End Time | 06/09/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-07-07T10:00:00Z |
| 2025-05-02 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support font selection while composing and reading emails. The rollout will start in mid-November 2024 and complete by late April 2025. Organizations should notify users and update training materials accordingly. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing and reading emails. The rollout will start in mid-November 2024 and complete by late May 2025. Users will be able to select fonts for emails, signatures, automatic replies, and calendar invitations. |
| 2025-04-02 | MC Last Updated | 02/13/2025 19:11:39 | 2025-04-01T22:21:36Z |
| 2025-04-02 | MC Messages | Updated February 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously late January). | Updated April 1, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late March). |
| 2025-04-02 | MC End Time | 04/07/2025 10:00:00 | 2025-06-09T10:00:00Z |
| 2025-04-02 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completing by late March 2025. Organizations should prepare by informing users and updating training materials. The update is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support font selection while composing and reading emails. The rollout will start in mid-November 2024 and complete by late April 2025. Organizations should notify users and update training materials accordingly. |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Last Updated | 01/09/2025 23:41:01 | 2025-02-13T19:11:39Z |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Messages | Updated January 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early December). | Updated February 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously late January). |
| 2025-02-14 | MC End Time | 03/03/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-04-07T10:00:00Z |
| 2025-02-14 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completing by late January 2025. Organizations should prepare by informing users and updating training materials. The update is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completing by late March 2025. Organizations should prepare by informing users and updating training materials. The update is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. |
| 2025-01-10 | MC Last Updated | 10/23/2024 23:00:58 | 2025-01-09T23:41:01Z |
| 2025-01-10 | MC Messages | Updated October 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early December 2024. (previously early November). | Updated January 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early December). |
| 2025-01-10 | MC End Time | 01/20/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-01-10 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing and improve font support for reading emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completion by early December 2024. Organizations should prepare by updating training and documentation. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completing by late January 2025. Organizations should prepare by informing users and updating training materials. The update is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. |
| 2024-10-24 | MC Last Updated | 09/26/2024 20:28:03 | 2024-10-23T23:00:58Z |
| 2024-10-24 | MC Messages | Updated September 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by early November 2024. (previously early October). | Updated October 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early December 2024. (previously early November). |
| 2024-10-24 | MC End Time | 11/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-20T09:00:00Z |
| 2024-10-24 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support font selection while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-October 2024 and completion by early November 2024. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. Organizations should inform users and update training materials accordingly. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing and improve font support for reading emails, with rollout starting mid-November 2024 and completion by early December 2024. Organizations should prepare by updating training and documentation. |
| 2024-09-27 | MC Messages | Updated September 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by early October 2024. (previously late September). | Updated September 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by early November 2024. (previously early October). |
| 2024-09-27 | MC Last Updated | 09/19/2024 01:40:57 | 2024-09-26T20:28:03Z |
| 2024-09-27 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with the rollout starting mid-September 2024 and expected to complete by early October 2024. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. Organizations may want to inform users and update documentation accordingly. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support font selection while composing emails, with rollout starting mid-October 2024 and completion by early November 2024. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. Organizations should inform users and update training materials accordingly. |
| 2024-09-19 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024. | Updated September 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: We will add support for choosing fonts while composing emails. We will also improve support for fonts while reading emails. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by early October 2024. (previously late September). |
| 2024-09-19 | MC Title | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Choose fonts while composing | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Choose fonts while composing |
| 2024-09-19 | MC Last Updated | 08/03/2024 01:22:41 | 2024-09-19T01:40:57Z |
| 2024-09-19 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact |
| 2024-09-19 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing and improve font support for reading emails. This feature, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969, will roll out between early and late September 2024. Organizations should inform users and update training materials accordingly. | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android will soon support choosing fonts while composing emails, with the rollout starting mid-September 2024 and expected to complete by early October 2024. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409969. Organizations may want to inform users and update documentation accordingly. |
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