Enlarge text in Windows Mail App

If you’re using the Windows Mail App that comes included with Windows 10 to send and receive email, here’s a handy tip for making text appear larger or smaller.

Here’s what your inbox looks like when you open the app.

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Select the three-dot menu icon in the upper-right corner and choose Zoom from the drop-down menu.

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You can choose from enlarging up to 400% to reducing the size by 50%.

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Note that it increased the size of the text and images in an email and not the size of the text in the app.

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There’s a very fine line at the bottom of the message.

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Click or hover over it to see a scroll bar that will allow you to view the full width of the enlarged message.

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If you’re creating a new email messaging or replying to one, click Options at the top of the message, and then select Zoom.

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To enlarge text for the entire app, you’ll have to use Microsoft’s Accessibility settings.

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