Microsoft Outlook - blue text as first line of read messages?

[abes12861]

This is completely puzzling to me....all of a sudden my Outlook started highlighting the first line of read messages in blue!  There have been no other changes, upgrades or new programs added to this machine that would have caused this.  I have attached a screen shot of the issue.  As you will see, in the column of read messages, all the first lines of the read messages are blue.  Does anyone know what setting to change to eliminate this?
Many thanks in advance!
AB

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[gestohlen_seele]

This can be changed in the options of Outlook. It is a setting that sometimes turns on based off what flags were activated with messages, rules, etc. If you click File and go into those options, you should see areas in there for this. I apologize I am not more specific, I can't remember where to find it off the top of my head, but I know it's in there.