Changing Default Reading Font (Mail/RSS) to Segoe UI ?

[Mr.Bumble]

Hi,

I have been perusing web pages and internet discussions to find some way to change the font that most of my RSS feeds and many incoming emails show up in (Calibri). I would like to use Segoe UI.

I have Windows 7, 64-bit, Outlook 2007. I have changed the font in IE9 to Segoe UI. I have changed it in Word (Home > Font > default font; as well as in Word Options > Advanced > General > Web Options > Font) and have confirmed that it was successfully changed to Segoe UI by viewing the registry setting.

But for some reason, my RSS feeds and many incoming mails are still showing up in Calibri.

I have tried to search for the normal.dotm or normal.doc files (after changing the folder settings to show hidden files) but nothing shows up.

I'm not that knowledgeable about this stuff but would appreciate any suggestions as to how to change the default font to Segoe UI -- and get that change to "stick" !

Thank you !

Update: FWIW, I also just went through the instructions linked to in this thread. But that didn't help changing the Outlook font to Segoe either. It's still Calibri.

[Mr.Bumble]

FWIW, there is thread at the Microsoft Answers site regarding this font issue, as well as a new Outlook Tip created in response to the issue raised in that thread. Also here.

FWIW, as of this writing the font change desired (for RSS feeds) is not possible for Outlook 2007 because the necessary macro does not show in the "run a script" option in the Rules Wizard. But the problem is being worked on.