Black background for outlook mail app emails

[Chintan Gohel]

I know that there is a theme for dark but that is for the mail list, not the actual email itself. Is it possible to have a dark theme for the emails when you read or compose them?

 

[xandros9]

Nope, it hasn't been a thing for a very long time. (ever?)

I noticed also in Outlook 2016's Dark Grey theme, the reading pane is white as well.

I feel its a matter of maintaining visual consistency across the board since emails are typically done black/colors on white.

 

[Ma Rio]

Emails are electronic letters. Have you ever seen a letter written on a black sheet of paper?

 

[safariking]

Haha you made my day :wink:

 

[beachedwhale42]

Sorry, I don't think it's possible. I even got tired of this in Gmail and Outlook.com, so I tried to do this in Thunderbird (I know, way off topic, but it's pretty open and plugin-friendly, which is why I mention it), and couldn't get it to do it.

Sadly, most emails are sent as black text on a white background, not unlike a normal letter. Outlook is simply displaying the email as it was sent. As a programmer who uses green-on-black, I'd love to see the ability to inverse the colors in Outlook, or set color defaults.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

Sorry, I don't think it's possible. I even got tired of this in Gmail and Outlook.com, so I tried to do this in Thunderbird (I know, way off topic, but it's pretty open and plugin-friendly, which is why I mention it), and couldn't get it to do it.

Sadly, most emails are sent as black text on a white background, not unlike a normal letter. Outlook is simply displaying the email as it was sent. As a programmer who uses green-on-black, I'd love to see the ability to inverse the colors in Outlook, or set color defaults.

Worth a shot anyway.