# Microsoft Outlook:  Change font size in viewing panels?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534 "2018-08-30T18:49:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534/1 "2018-08-30T18:49:01Z")

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I’d like to make the font bigger in the viewing panel for my Inbox and Sent mails in Outlook; too tiny and I’m having to squint.

I know I used to be able to do that, but I can’t remember how I did it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534/2 "2018-08-30T18:51:54Z")

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Click Mail.  
Click View \> View Settings.  
Click Other Settings.  
To change the font or font size for the column headers in your Inbox (like “From” and “Subject”), click Column Font, and then make the desired adjustment.

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534/3 "2018-08-30T19:23:14Z")

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Try Ctrl + scroll wheel (i.e. turning the scroll wheel on the mouse while holding down the Ctrl key). That works in most applications.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534/4 "2018-08-30T20:42:13Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> Click Mail.
> 
> Click View \> View Settings.
> 
> Click Other Settings.
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> To change the font or font size for the column headers in your Inbox (like “From” and “Subject”), click Column Font, and then make the desired adjustment.

Perfect! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-change-font-size-in-viewing-panels/820534/5 "2018-09-01T04:28:59Z")

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> [@scr4](#):
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> Try Ctrl + scroll wheel (i.e. turning the scroll wheel on the mouse while holding down the Ctrl key). That works in most applications.

But that is usually immediate, and only for that session. On Jasmine’s method, the changed size is remembered, so next time you start up Outlook, it will use the larger fonts.