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

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-10-12T21:03:59+00:00

    This did not work... any other ideas?

    Thank you,

    Cindy

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-07T00:24:58+00:00

    I got this suggestion from AOL - hold the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse to handle font. This worked for me on Firefox

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-05T14:12:28+00:00

    I got this suggestion from AOL - hold the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse to handle font. This worked for me on Firefox

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-06-22T15:51:04+00:00

    Actually, there is a pretty simple fix that I used on my Mom's computer.  If you change the screen resolution of your computer to a lower size, it helps tremendously.  I believe for her screen I dropped it down to 1280x800 or 1024x768 (I believe the series of right clicks & tabs go through Desktop/Properties/Display/Resolution -- but my memory could be off!).   It does make everything else larger as well though, so you have to find a happy medium.   

    Hope this helps!

    Nan

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