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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
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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I am having the same issue, and zooming in and out isn't a satisfactory answer. Neither is using the immersive reader. I don't know why Microsoft cares less and less about its users.
I am sorry I couldn't help further.
However, there are other knowledgeable Experts in the community who might offer a better idea that will help.
Thanks, Rita.
If you meant the font size of your received emails, try using the zoom option on your browser.
For a detailed information, click the link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-font-size-and-appearance-of-email-in-outlook-com-0b4eb323-23fc-4d5d-adbf-cae14c9c0386
Rita.
Hi Rita,
Thank you for your interest in this issue. I must not have explained the situation correctly. The settings for compose and reply are the same that I set many years ago. There is no issue there. The issue is the inbox preview pane that has many different font sizes in the received email. The font size of the message body is so small that the preview pane is useless. A sample is included. How can I make the font size of the incoming email body legible in the preview pane? The sample below is the email I received from the Outlook Team letting me know I have new Outlook. I can send it to you if that helps.
Regards,
Tim
Hello,
If I understand correctly, the size of your message body in the new Outlook is too tiny for you.
If that is the case, you have to change the font size from its default to what you want.
To do that, Go to Settings on the Outlook page.
Click on Email on the left pane.
Click on Compose and reply.
Scroll to Message format and select the font size of your choice.
Click on Save.
Please try the steps above and let me know if it helps.
Kind Regards, Rita.