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How to show mini toolbar on selection in Outlook?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-08-02

Mini toolbar is a quick toolbar for you to adjust the format of the email contents of selection in Outlook as following screenshot shown. During your Outlook using, the mini toolbar might be closed accidentally by yourself and have no idea how to enable it again. This tutorial will show you how to show the mini toolbar on selection in Outlook.

Mini toolbar

Show mini toolbar on selection in Outlook 2010 and 2013

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Show mini toolbar on selection in Outlook 2010 and 2013

In Outlook 2010 and 2013, you can do as follows to show mini toolbar on selection.

1. Click File > Options.

the Options button

2. In the Outlook Options dialog box, select General in the left bar; check the Show Mini Toolbar on selection box in the User Interface options section. And finally click the OK button. See screenshot:

the Outlook Options dialog box


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