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Dec 30, 2012 11:12 AM in response to ~Beeby ksb82,Thank you, I did notice that worked for the size of the selected message. However, it doesn't change the font size of the other things in mail, and it doesn't affect the font size for composing messages.
I know that you can change the font size within an outgoing message as you compose it, but I only want the font size changed for my sake as I read the message, I don't want to actually change the font of the outgoing message.
Any thoughts about increasing the overall font size? I'm looking for something similar to the pinch gesture in safari.
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Dec 30, 2012 3:02 PM in response to ksb82by ~Bee,Would this help?
While reading the message, click somewhere in the email, and then click the Apple/Command key with the plus
( + ) sign.
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Dec 30, 2012 3:05 PM in response to ksb82by R-A-Robin,Try Command and the "+" key, hold Command down and tape "+" till you get the size you like, works for me.
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Dec 31, 2012 6:13 AM in response to ~Beeby ksb82,I did notice that works in other applications but in mail it will only increase the font size of the message you're reading. It won't increase the font size of anything else in mail - e.g, the two columns to the left of the message you're reading. It also won't increase the font size of a message you're composing. Unfortunately, those are the things I most need to focus on. Thank you for your help so far - if you have any other ideas, let me know!
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Dec 31, 2012 12:08 PM in response to ksb82by ~Bee,ksb82--
Yes, the Messagre List Font, chooses the font, & increases/decreases the size of the List of Emails.
The 2nd one (Message Font) Chooses the font, & manages the size of the font in the actual Emails.
The two boxes are different.
To make changes, you have to choose the "Select" box, where you have a long font list, and list of sizes.
In Mail Preferenes > Composing, I'm using Plain Test.
As for increasing the font in the MAILBOX column on the left, I haven't figured that out yet.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:38 AM in response to ~Beeby CarNavar,THANK YOU BEE! The tiny text size in the composition windows has been the bain of my existence for two years now. Solved my problem.
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Mar 8, 2013 2:30 PM in response to CarNavarby ~Bee,Car --
Thanks so much for letting us know!
I'm very happy it has helped you!
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Jul 6, 2013 7:25 PM in response to ~Beeby mmelahouris,Not sure if it's just me but Command + doesn't work. Shift Command + does though.
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Oct 28, 2013 5:02 PM in response to ksb82by Mish2012,I am perplexed as to why when I go to send an E-mail and am composing it, I cannot use the command + sequence, like one can when reading an E-mail, to increase the font size on the screen (but not in the message). This is a significant problem for those of us who are older and whose eyes are not as good as they used to be. Apple- is this not something basic you can fix? You will please a lot of older folks who otherwise like to use high resolution monitors.
If anyone knows a fix, love to hear it.
Thank you
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Sep 20, 2014 5:59 AM in response to ~Beeby karolewithak,Hi, Bee. I'm having the same problem as well. I used your solution, and does seem to have made a permanent change in the font size for outgoing mail, but I don't want the recipients to get emails in a size 16 font! I want to change the size of how I VIEW it, not the actual font size. Ditto with not having to do the "Command +" thing every time I open an email. Do you know if Apple has made any improvements to this long-running problem? Thanks.
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Sep 20, 2014 6:13 AM in response to karolewithakby PATRICKMELE,http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11942/thunderbird
I use this for viewing emails its a small download but makes life much easier for me
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Sep 20, 2014 6:15 AM in response to Mish2012by PATRICKMELE,http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11942/thunderbird
Try this and maybe a big help to you it works wonders for me as a retired a not so computer savi person, its a small download


