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Apple Mail - default zoom

I like using Apple Mail but I wished that there was a way to increase the default zoom so that my aging baby-boomer eyes didn't have to strain the way they do... or to always be zooming in and out manually.


I wish there was an option to set the zoom as a default. Will Apple work on this small but SIGNIFICANT change? There is that option in Mail for the iPad but not within Lion... as far as I can tell. The Apple retails guys didn't have a good solution either.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.0.x), Default Zoom in Mail

Posted on May 5, 2012 10:12 AM

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Jun 6, 2012 6:10 PM in response to Rambash

I'm trying to do something similar as well, except it's for when I view RSS feeds.


Everytime I open an RSS feed, I hold "Command +" to zoom into the maximum zoom.


I want to find a way to set the default zoom to maximum.


I tried setting the Message Font size in the Preferences of Mail, but this doesn't re-size images. I assume this is the same thing you're trying to achieve, but with mail messages.


Is there a way to do this?

Jun 7, 2012 4:29 AM in response to Axeavius

Sounds similar Axeavius. I think that there really ought to be a feature whereby you can set your own default text size to a level that is comfortable to the viewer/user.


The iPad has this option. Pages has this feature I think, although I haven't checked it myself.


It should also be available in Lion... that's what I think. Old people like to use Apple too!

Jun 21, 2012 4:39 PM in response to Rambash

I actually figured out a fix. Sort of. At least for Safari.


Ok, so you use Style Sheet, a CSS file.

Don't worry, you don't need to know how to code.

I used this site:


http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20091019093600680


Basically, you use TextEdit to create a plain text CSS file called defaultzoom.css.

Make sure to open the TextEdit Preferences to make sure the Format is set to Plain text.

Inside the file, type or copy/paste this:


body

{

zoom: 140%;

}


Then, when you save it, choose Use .css, or else it will change it to a .txt file.

In Safari, open the Preferences --> Advanced tab.

Then, open the Style Sheet dropdown, select Other..., and find your .css file

It should work by refreshing the page; if not, just restart Safari.

If you don't like the setting, you can test out different numbers and save the file again.

Apple Mail - default zoom

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