Formatting Table in Outlook Online

Do you use formatting options in Microsoft Outlook? This is the right tutorial to see the formatting options in Outlook Online. Once the table is created, we can use the formatting options in the table.

Formatting options in the table are for the end users to improve the readability for the team and the professional look of the mail.

I was supposed to send mail in Outlook to the client effectively. I was searching for the options, and I found this formatting feature in Outlook Online. Let’s get started to see more about these features.

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Format the Table in Outlook Online Desktop Application

Follow the below points to check how to format the Outlook Online desktop application table.

Open Microsoft Outlook in the Outlook Online desktop application.

Click the New Email on the Home page of the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.

Make sure you have created the table already. Right-click on the table and click Table Properties.

Click Row to enable the Specify height with your requirement, and click OK.

Now, the table will be chosen at a specific height. The information also will be in proper width.

Click the Column option and Preferred width as per your choice, then click OK.

The table will change if we choose the percentage type more.

This is the method to format a table in the Outlook Online desktop application.

Alignment of Cells in Table in Outlook Online

Here we see how to merge and unmerge cells in the Outlook Online desktop application.

Open Microsoft Outlook in the desktop application.
Make sure you have created the table already. Right-click on the table and click Table Properties.

Click the Cell option, then click Top to align the cell at the top of the table.

The cell alignment will be at the top of the table in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.

Click the Cell option, then click Center to align the cell at the middle of the table.

The cell alignment will be at the center inside the table in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.

Click the Cell option, then click Bottom to align the cell at the middle of the table.

Now, the cell alignment will be at the below inside the table in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.

This is the method to keep the cell alignment in the Outlook Online desktop application.

Reasons for Using Formatting Options in Outlook Online

There are several reasons to use the formatting options in Outlook online. We will see the major reasons in the below points.

Improves Readability – By using the formatting options in Outlook online, we can improve the readability of the end user in the Email. This can be helpful when clients want to have clarity on the email when working with multiple projects.
Professionalism – This also shows professionalism in the Email when using formatting options in Microsoft Outlook Online. Formatting options will enhance our table look, which conveys the information properly.
Information Clarity – If we have a large amount of information, instead of typing all the information as a paragraph in the body of the email, the user will find reading difficult. For this reason, we are using the table with high-priority information at first to let the user to understand.
Highlighting the Important Information – To convey the information effectively, we can highlight the information, and we can send in the tables by using formatting options.

Conclusion

From this, you have learned table formatting and alignment of the cells in the table from the Microsoft Outlook desktop application. Microsoft Outlook Online helps us to present the information effectively. This allows us to customize our tables to suit our specific needs and enhance the quality of our communications.