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The font size may not look very big in the Outlook app, depending on the size of the screen. With these changes, you will have the ability to adjust the font size of theĬhange The Font Size – Outlook Side Bar / Mail List / Reading Pane We will review the simple steps you can take to make the change and have those changes become the default. Specifically how to change the default font size. Today’s post is for users of Outlook for Mac. If you want to make adjustments to that see: Enlarge font in the Reading Pane. Note 2: This font setting applies to the Message Preview font and not the Reading Pane font.


Note 1: To enable the Message Preview feature in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 use: View-> Message Preview. After installing the latest updates, you might even already see your custom font settings from Outlook 2010 or previous if those settings were still maintained. View tab-> View Settings-> Other Settings…-> section: Message PreviewĪdjusting the Message Preview font has made its return in Outlook 2013.ĭefault Message Preview font in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016.Ĭustom Message Preview font in Outlook 2013. View tab-> View Settings-> Other Settings…-> section: AutoPreview View-> Arrange By-> Custom…-> Other Settings…-> section: AutoPreview Modifying the font properties can be done via the View Settings dialog You can also use this feature in Outlook 2016 but unfortunately, you can’t modify the color. The feature has been reinstated since the October 2015 update for Outlook 2013 ( KB3085579 – Outlook 2013 build number. In Outlook 2010 and previous, you could set the font for the AutoPreview text but this feature was initially missing in Outlook 2013 when it turned into the Message Preview feature which allowed you to configure how many lines are being shown. I have the Message Preview enabled in Outlook and I find the small greyed out text a bit hard to read.
