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I would like to know how to change the color of a row when it is selected. The default setting seems to be a light blue for me, but I want to change it to a different color.
Also, mouse hovering highlights items in my mailbox. I would like to know if it is possible to disable this feature.
Thank you!
It might be a good feature to add as users are ageing and eyesight is not as it used to be :) A highlighter kind of color would be good instead of the pale blue. That way I won't lose my place in scanning my email.
That color is not user-configurable. The color is based on the theme you are using for Outlook or Office. Sorry.
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hello. After the latest update, I find the new layouts much less legible. And it's not only myself -> I heard that from dozens of my coworkers. That's a pity as otherwise, you implemented lots of other improvements. What is so problematic from either letting users to adjust highlighting color or at least, make it different than the color of other lines? The shade difference is so miniscule that I can see it only if I look closely from like 20cm from the screen... The color on mouse hoover is slightly more distinctive, but when I actually click, it's barely noticeable...
Thanks in advance for considering a minor update which would make this product much better with almost no effort.
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Hi @jka0623 ,
Unfortunately, it appears that changing the highlight color of a selected row in Outlook is not directly supported through the standard settings. The default setting is a light blue color, and there is no built-in option to customize this.
Similarly, disabling the mouse hover highlight feature in Outlook is not supported through the standard settings.
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