Outlook for Office 365 for Mac Outlook 2016 for Mac Outlook for Mac 2011 Outlook 2019 for Mac Change the text size of the sidebar, message list, and reading pane (*This feature requires macOS 10.11 and later.) You now have the ability to increase the display size of the sidebar (1), mail list (2), and reading pane (3) text. • Go to Outlook > Preferences > Fonts. • Move the slider left or right. Change the font size temporarily for messages To temporarily increase or decrease the font size of messages: • Select a message from your Inbox or other folder, including Sent and Drafts. • Select Format > Increase Font Size or Decrease Font Size.

Create a new message and resize and position it accordingly. Then hold CTRL when pressing the X in the upper right corner of the window to close it. In Outlook the ‘Mail Recipient’ option defaults to a plain text message even if you have another format as the default for new messages. You have to select HTML formatting yourself. One advantage of the Windows supplied shortcut is that you can select multiple files to be attached to a single email.

The changes will be applied to all mail in the selected folder, or subfolder. However, if you navigate to a mail in another folder or subfolder, you will lose your changes. For a more permanent solution to change the font size, you can. Note: Incoming HTML messages often have font styles and font sizes applied to the text.

The default font and font sizes that you select will not affect the formatting of these incoming messages. Choose a default font To change the default font for incoming and outgoing messages: • Select Outlook > Preferences > Fonts. • In the Default fonts for composing messages section click the Font button next to the composition style you want to edit. For example, click Font next to New mail to select a default font for new messages, or next to Reply or forward to set a font for outgoing messages. • On the Font tab, choose the default Font, Font style, Size, Color & Underline, and Effects.

• On the Advanced tab, adjust default character spacing and typography. • Click OK to save the changes. • Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each composition style you want to edit. Change the text size when composing an email You can make your text larger or smaller when composing an email message.

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This is a temporary setting that's only used during the compose phase. The font returns to its default size once you send the message. • Place the cursor in the body of the email message you're composing. • Select Format > Zoom. • Select a zoom percentage or enter a custom percent.