Message Body Font in Outlook Suddenly Small

Anonymous
2024-02-28T18:37:55+00:00

Yesterday my Outlook updated to a new version. The text of the message body is so small it is useless in the preview pane. The subject line font is huge while the message body font is tiny. What do I have to do to make the fonts the same size? I have tried accessibility text font changes that make it worse. I tried large, medium and small in outlook and it has no effect on the message body font. Preview pane image included. Thank you for your support. I have Windows 11.

Regards,

Tim

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-29T18:35:19+00:00

    Yeah, and the "reading pane" is USELESS!

    I'm having the exact same issue! Zooming in on the web browser does not work well - it makes the rest of the text HUGE while the email reading pane becomes smaller and smaller. The text becomes more legible, but this is a ridiculous "fix." The screenshot example is zoomed in to 175%? Just to become legible text? Whyyyyyy.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-29T17:06:53+00:00

    I'm having the exact same issue! Zooming in on the web browser does not work well - it makes the rest of the text HUGE while the email reading pane becomes smaller and smaller. The text becomes more legible, but this is a ridiculous "fix." The screenshot example is zoomed in to 175%? Just to become legible text? Whyyyyyy.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-28T19:02:23+00:00

    My issue is regarding a laptop web browser. None of my other email providers have this problem. I can view it in Edge fine. MS is doing this on purpose so people are forced to use their usage-intensive browser.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-28T10:42:47+00:00

    I had the same problem. I deleted the Microsoft App on my Mac, then downloaded and installed from my Office 365 account. Voilà! Problem solved and a new version on top of it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-18T23:14:52+00:00

    Hi Rita. I'm sorry your fix didn't work for everyone, but it did work for me. THANKS!

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