issue where when the font is different at the point of insertion, it types out in that font and size

The bit below does not change the general body text ... is that what you want?

Chris

Sub InsertAndFormatText()
    Const wdColorBlue = 16711680
    Dim olkTask As Outlook.TaskItem, _
        objDoc As Object, _
        objSel As Object, _
        strTime As String, _
        intStart As Integer, _
        intLen As Integer
    Set olkTask = Outlook.Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
    Set objDoc = olkTask.GetInspector.WordEditor
    strTime = Format(Now, "ddd dd/m/yy h:mm AM/PM - ")
    intLen = Len(strTime)
    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).Selection
    intStart = objSel.Start
    objSel.InsertAfter strTime
    objDoc.Windows(1).Document.Range(intStart, intStart + intLen).Select
    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).Selection
    With objSel
        .Font.Bold = True
        .Font.Color = wdColorBlue
    End With
    objDoc.Windows(1).Document.Range(intStart + intLen - 1, intStart + intLen + 1).Select
'    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).Selection
'    With objSel
'        .Font.Name = "Arial"
'        .Font.Size = 12
'        .Font.Bold = False
'        .Font.Color = wdColorAutomatic
'    End With
    Set olkTask = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objSel = Nothing
End Sub 
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Hi Chris - thanks so much for your response, this doesn't do exactly as i need.

If you go into an empty task in Outlook and change the font and size for the line you are on as an example and then run this Macro, it will type out the Date & Time in that font and size, whereas i am just needing a standard format like Arial, Point Size 12, Bold  & Blue text.  Then, after the '-' ( ie. at the end of the date / time stamp ) i just need need it to take off the Bold and Blue part and just have typing show up as Arial & Size 12 Font.

Hope this makes sense ? Thanks so much for assisting and please let me know if you need any further info . . .

If I understand correctly then More like this?

Chris

Sub InsertAndFormatText()
    Const wdColorBlue = 16711680
    Dim olkTask As Outlook.TaskItem, _
        objDoc As Object, _
        objSel As Object, _
        strTime As String, _
        intStart As Integer, _
        intLen As Integer
    Set olkTask = Outlook.Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
    Set objDoc = olkTask.GetInspector.WordEditor
    strTime = Format(Now, "ddd dd/m/yy h:mm AM/PM - ")
    intLen = Len(strTime)
    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).Selection
    intStart = objSel.Start
    objSel.InsertAfter strTime
    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).document.range
    With objSel
        .Font.Name = "Arial"
        .Font.Size = 12
        .Font.Bold = False
        .Font.Color = wdColorAutomatic
    End With
    objDoc.Windows(1).Document.Range(intStart, intStart + intLen).Select
    Set objSel = objDoc.Windows(1).Selection
    With objSel
        .Font.Bold = True
        .Font.Color = wdColorBlue
    End With
    objDoc.Windows(1).Document.Range(intStart + intLen - 1, intStart + intLen + 1).Select
    Set olkTask = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objSel = Nothing
End Sub 

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thanks heaps Chris, that is fantastic, and works, appreciate it !