Solved Office 2021+ Font Size Help


mccmw

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My apologies...I remember doing this on my previous work computer when they upgraded my monitor and I could barely read text in Outlook. Now, at home, I have a QHD monitor. On Office 2021 (I assume it is the same for 2024), how can I change the font size in the inbox and reading pane? I see how to do it when composing e-mails...but nothing for the rest of Outlook. It doesn't seem to follow my Windows display size settings. Can someone point me where it is in Outlook? Thanks.
 

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My apologies...I remember doing this on my previous work computer when they upgraded my monitor and I could barely read text in Outlook. Now, at home, I have a QHD monitor. On Office 2021 (I assume it is the same for 2024), how can I change the font size in the inbox and reading pane? I see how to do it when composing e-mails...but nothing for the rest of Outlook. It doesn't seem to follow my Windows display size settings. Can someone point me where it is in Outlook? Thanks.
check View > View Settings > Other Settings > change the Column and Row font sizes there. if you cant adjust the reading pane there, we can go with overriding dpi for just outlook and see if that works better for you
 

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change the font size in the ... reading pane?
Right-click the Status Bar and check "Zoom" and "Zoom Slider"
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Then use the slider to adjust the Zoom of the Reading Pane.
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Should you want a chosen zoom level on a more permanent basis (v2024) in the preview and reading pane across all account folders, open a message in its own window, click the ‘Zoom’ button on the Ribbon, then in the opening ‘Zoom While Reading’ dialog box, change your level to suit using the options available. Then use the ‘Remember my preference’.


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