How do you change the color on the text in the email

Click File > Options > Mail.

Under Compose messages, click Stationery and Fonts

On the Personal Stationery tab, under New mail messages, click Font.

If you want to change font styles for messages you reply to or forward, under Replying or forwarding messages, click Font

On the Font tab, under Font, click the font you want to use.

You can also select a font style and size.

If the font you choose isn't installed on the recipient's computer, the recipient's mail program substitutes an available font.