The “zoom” command can be tricky to find in Outlook. Just follow the instructions for your version:
Outlook 2010
- Click somewhere in the message body
- Select the “Message” tab (if it isn’t already selected)
- Click “Zoom”
- Select 100% (or your desired zoom level)
- Click OK
Outlook 2007
When reading email
- Click somewhere in the message body
- Select the “Message” tab (if it isn’t already selected)
- Click the “Other Actions” dropdown button in the “Actions” section
- Click “Zoom”
- Select 100% (or your desired zoom level)
- Click OK
When writing email
- Click somewhere in the message body
- Select the “Format Text” tab
- Click “Zoom”
- Select 100% (or your desired zoom level)
- Click OK
Outlook 2003
When reading email
- Click the “View” menu
- Point to “Text Size”
- Click “Medium” (or your desired zoom level)
When writing email
- Click somewhere in the message body
- Click the “View” menu
- Click “Zoom”
- Select 100% (or your desired zoom level)
- Click OK
Just wanted to say thank you. This has been bugging me for weeks after I accidentally changed the settings on my new touch screen laptop.
Thanks again.
Thanks, will have to keep this one for the next time it happens.
Thanks so much!!
I am using a Samsung tablet and the message tab is not visible.
hi guys , thanks for the posts , unfortunatley the above didnt help but just wanted to share what did in my case, stumbled upon the solution out of frustration, in home screen of an email read to be typed, select the basic text little arrow at corner for expansion, untick the box “subscript”- should get the size right thereafter.
I keep fixing it with the zoon as described. but it occurs, again and again. Somebody told me it is a stuck key. Any solutions? Thanks
Thank you so much!
Thank you!! this fix and your description fixed this seemingly random change of font sizeā¦thank you!
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WOW! How easy was that, really!? And,to think, I’ve been grousing over something I’d done to message up my email before I FINALLY thought to use Google to get to YOU! Thanks bunches!
Thank you so much. When I clicked on zoom as directed to get Tahoma 14pt. to stop looking like 8pt, I discovered that none of the boxes were checked. I clicked on 100% and everything is back to normal. How the problem arose in the first place, I have no idea as I’ve never been in this dialogue box before. I had typed one email with no problem, sent it and immediately opened up another one, clicked on reply and the problem was suddenly there. Ah, the many mysteries of technology. Thanks again. You saved me hours of frustration.