AOL Mailbox font too small to read

Anonymous
2010-07-18T18:04:58+00:00

Have new Dell computer, 24" monitor, with Windows 7 Professional.  Downloaded AOL 9.5.  Working fine except that Mailbox font is too small to read -- not the message contents but the list of messages.  Used Windows 7 to enlarge font to 150%, to enlarge icons to Medium and Large -- no effect on AOL Mailbox.  Keyboard shortcuts that work in Internet Explorer -- Win/+ or Ctrl-mouse wheel -- have no effect in AOL.  Don't like magnifier.  Viewing AOL messages on AOL.COM in IE does not meet my needs.  Is there anything else I can do?

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Anonymous
2010-07-19T07:06:25+00:00

Hi GAHiker,

You may follow the steps below and check if you can change the fonts size in AOL.

  1. Open AOL, in the toolbar click on Safety
  2. Click on Settings
  3. Under F- click on Fonts and Text
  4. There you can choose a font style, size, color, bold or regular, italicized, etc.

It will show you a sample of what you have chosen. Once you have it the way you want just hit the save button.

Access the link below to know more about how to change the fonts setting in AOL:http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=217669&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_AOLHOW_TO_1_1&dialogID=289654605&stateId=0 0 289672379#b

If the above steps do not help you will have to contact AOL support and check for the setting on how to change the fonts or use magnifier in AOL.

Link to contact AOL support:

https://my.screenname.aol.com/_cqr/login/login.psp?sitedomain=bill.aol.com&authLev=2&lang=en&locale=us&offerId=supportportalcontact-en-us&siteState=OrigUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbill.aol.com%252FSPortal%252Fjsp%252Fcontact_us.jsp

Hope this helps. Let us know the results.

Thanks and Regards,

Srinivas R

Microsoft Support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-11-20T11:31:45+00:00

    Yep, that works for the mail list, rest of aol is too small but at least I can read me mail now, much thanks.

    And for all of those who posted on this issue, but have reading issues, just how many people did not understand that the issue had nothing to do with firefox, or chrome, or any other browser, so all of the wasted time reading through the posts telling us how to change the font on our browser, just read next time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-02T14:33:37+00:00

    hi, I cannot find VIEW on the aol desktop....this is what mine looks like.  thank you for your help...this is sooooo frustrating.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T19:43:31+00:00

    genius award.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-29T19:13:13+00:00

    Simply click on VIEW on your toolbar. Click on ZOOM from the drop-down menu. Then choose the percentage you want to view at. 100% is ideal. You can apply this method to any AOL pages which present the same problem.

    I just spent 4 hours playing around with the same problem. AOL HELP was no help at all.  But now have the solution!

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