Modify Outlook Fonts
Are you tired of straining your eyes with the tiny font sizes Outlook throws up on the screen? Would your life be just a bit easier if you could make Outlook’s font just a bit larger? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, I’ve got just the information you need. Keep reading to see what you need to do to change fonts in Outlook.
You can give your eyes a break by changing the fonts Outlook uses. Unfortunately, one thing we can’t adjust is the font size of messages other people have sent to you. That’s controlled by the person who creates the message and something Outlook won’t let us change. What we’re talking about here is things like the ability to change font size for column headings and Subject lines.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a single “Make the text bigger!” control you could set. Instead, you need to adjust various settings in each view.
Here are the general steps for changing fonts in any view. They assume you are starting in the view you want to modify:
- Open the Customize View dialog box. Typically you reach it by right-clicking an empty spot in the view and selecting Customize Current View in the shortcut menu that appears. Another way to open Customize View is through the View menu. In the menu bar, click View, then Arrange By, then click Custom.
- Click Other Settings. This opens the Other Settings dialog box. This is where you customize the main fonts in this view.
- Click Automatic Formatting to open the Automatic Formatting dialog box. Here you will enter settings for various types of items in this view. These settings override the ones you set in the Other Settings dialog box.
- Click Format Columns (if this option is offered) to open the Format Columns dialog box. In this dialog box, you will adjust the format, width, and alignment of the columns in the view.
As you can see, changing the fonts in a view can be a bit of a project. Your best bet is to only make these kinds of changes if it will make a major improvement in your experience with Outlook. And if you do decide to do it, only do it with the views that are most important to you.
If you would like to see very detailed instructions on how to make these kinds of changes in Outlook’s Mail view, go to this page at http://www.living-with-outlook.com