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gmccandless Author

Level 1

5 points

How to increase the size of the text in the viewing window

I just started using Apple mail that came with my new MacBook Air. The text is simply too small for incoming messages and also when I am composing messages. I have increased the preferred font size, but that has not changed what I see. Also, there doesn't appear to be a way to Zoom in to increase the size of the text - when I choose Zoom, it takes me to a full screen view, but the text is still too small. I never had this issue with Outlook and do not have this issue with Pages or other applications. Very frustrating!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on May 13, 2021 6:39 AM

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Tom Gewecke

Level 10

118,418 points

Posted on May 13, 2021 7:25 AM

You should be able to set the size in Mail > Preferences > Fonts > Message Font. (What you set there will not affect what is seen by recipients of your emails, only what is seen by you).

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