Can I permanently increase the font size in the reader pane of Outlook?

I am sorry to hear that Microsoft has chosen to write off all customers over the age of 45. Being able to permanently set the font size to something that users can read without difficulty seems like a pretty basic user experience feature. I have low vision and find the 8 point default that Microsoft seems to think is adequate for everyone does not work. I have a 24-inch monitor and I still need to use a magnifying glass to read my mail. I tried Ctrl-+, which works for most software, but NOT Outlook, and I had to search Google (not Bing) to find out that font sizes are buried in View -> Current View -> View Settings -> Other Settings to get to any font settings, and it still does not include the reading pane. Another Google search tells me to go to View -> View Settings and use the + and - to adjust the font size, but I can't find the right place where this works. I can only hope that Microsoft's User Experience team soon reaches the age where they have to deal with these problems and see what a mess they created and how difficult the Outlook UI is to work with.

In Outlook (new) click on view and there is a zoom option, click the + sign. it works

Might you know how to make the small font in Windows Explorer any larger? I use it a lot and it doesn't seem impacted by my overall device increase of font size (via the Display settings, Text size) - but maybe I am missing a click?

Omg - thank you SO MUCH - I really appreciate this info - it worked PERFECTLY!

It took me a while to realise that I had to left-click where it says 100% in the lower right-hand corner of the window, and this brought up the dialog. Right-clicking or clicking on the line between minus and plus didn't work.