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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by The Kid, Sep 15, 2009.

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  1. The Kid

    The Kid Guest

    Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8 and
    Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    Lon
     
    The Kid, Sep 15, 2009
    #1
  3. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8 and
    > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I found this in help:

    "Make the text on your screen larger or smaller

    You can make the text and other items, such as icons, on your screen
    easier to see by making them larger. You do this by increasing the
    dots per inch (DPI) scale. You can also decrease the DPI scale to make
    text and other items on your screen smaller, so that more information
    fits on the screen.

    Click to open Personalization.

    In the left pane, click Adjust font size (DPI). If you are prompted
    for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
    provide confirmation.

    In the DPI Scaling dialog box, do one of the following:

    To increase the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    Larger scale (120 DPI)–make text more readable, and then click OK.

    To decrease the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    Default scale (96 DPI)–fit more information, and then click OK.

    To see the changes, close all of your programs, and then restart
    Windows."


    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 15, 2009
    #2
  4. The Kid

    The Kid Guest

    Tried it Bill
    .. Doesn't work with email. Thanks!
    Lon


    "vista bill" <billsrrempire@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:f4e9201b-f53f-4017-8aed-08d3b33eacbd@z28g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
    On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > and
    > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I found this in help:

    "Make the text on your screen larger or smaller

    You can make the text and other items, such as icons, on your screen
    easier to see by making them larger. You do this by increasing the
    dots per inch (DPI) scale. You can also decrease the DPI scale to make
    text and other items on your screen smaller, so that more information
    fits on the screen.

    Click to open Personalization.

    In the left pane, click Adjust font size (DPI). If you are prompted
    for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
    provide confirmation.

    In the DPI Scaling dialog box, do one of the following:

    To increase the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    Larger scale (120 DPI)–make text more readable, and then click OK.

    To decrease the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    Default scale (96 DPI)–fit more information, and then click OK.

    To see the changes, close all of your programs, and then restart
    Windows."


    Bill
     
    The Kid, Sep 15, 2009
    #3
  5. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 15, 11:43 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Tried it Bill
    > . Doesn't work with email. Thanks!
    > Lon
    >
    > "vista bill" <billsrremp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:f4e9201b-f53f-4017-8aed-08d3b33eacbd@z28g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
    > On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > > and
    > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­---------------------------------------------------------------------------­--------------------------
    >
    > I found this in help:
    >
    > "Make the text on your screen larger or smaller
    >
    > You can make the text and other items, such as icons, on your screen
    > easier to see by making them larger. You do this by increasing the
    > dots per inch (DPI) scale. You can also decrease the DPI scale to make
    > text and other items on your screen smaller, so that more information
    > fits on the screen.
    >
    > Click to open Personalization.
    >
    > In the left pane, click Adjust font size (DPI).  If you are prompted
    > for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
    > provide confirmation.
    >
    > In the DPI Scaling dialog box, do one of the following:
    >
    > To increase the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    > Larger scale (120 DPI)–make text more readable, and then click OK.
    >
    > To decrease the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    > Default scale (96 DPI)–fit more information, and then click OK.
    >
    > To see the changes, close all of your programs, and then restart
    > Windows."
    >
    > Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Hmmm. See if this offers anything...



    Some time ago. I helped a friend with the same problem and he had no
    problem following my instructions by phone. I'm old, he's old, and I
    can't remember what I told him to do. I believe it was something in
    the upper right side of the mail page. Maybe it was under mail
    options. Wish I could be of more assistance.

    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 15, 2009
    #4
  6. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 15, 11:53 pm, vista bill <billsrremp...@gmail.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Sep 15, 11:43 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Tried it Bill
    > > . Doesn't work with email. Thanks!
    > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > "vista bill" <billsrremp...@gmail.com> wrote in message<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >news:f4e9201b-f53f-4017-8aed-08d3b33eacbd@z28g2000vbl.googlegroups.com....
    > > On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > > > and
    > > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­­--------------------------------------------------------------------------­-­--------------------------<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > I found this in help:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > "Make the text on your screen larger or smaller<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > You can make the text and other items, such as icons, on your screen
    > > easier to see by making them larger. You do this by increasing the
    > > dots per inch (DPI) scale. You can also decrease the DPI scale to make
    > > text and other items on your screen smaller, so that more information
    > > fits on the screen.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Click to open Personalization.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > In the left pane, click Adjust font size (DPI).  If you are prompted
    > > for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
    > > provide confirmation.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > In the DPI Scaling dialog box, do one of the following:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > To increase the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    > > Larger scale (120 DPI)–make text more readable, and then click OK.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > To decrease the size of text and other items on the screen, click
    > > Default scale (96 DPI)–fit more information, and then click OK.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > To see the changes, close all of your programs, and then restart
    > > Windows."<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­-------------------------------
    >
    > Hmmm. See if this offers anything...
    >
    >
    >
    > Some time ago. I helped a friend with the same problem and he had no
    > problem following my instructions by phone. I'm old, he's old, and I
    > can't remember what I told him to do. I believe it was something in
    > the upper right side of the mail page. Maybe it was under mail
    > options. Wish I could be of more assistance.
    >
    > Bill- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    See if this offers anything...



    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 15, 2009
    #5
  7. Gordon

    Gordon Guest

    "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    news:4ab04a63$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > and Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon
    >
    >
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    As this is a VISTA group it might be an idea to tell us what email CLIENT
    you are using?
     
    Gordon, Sep 16, 2009
    #6
  8. Dave-UK

    Dave-UK Guest

    "Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:usEml0uNKHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    > news:4ab04a63$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    >> checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    >> thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    >> and Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    >> Lon
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > As this is a VISTA group it might be an idea to tell us what email CLIENT
    > you are using?
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    You can tell what email client the OP is using by reading his post.
    Also if you right-click the message header and select 'Properties' then 'Details'
    it is listed alongside X-Newsreader.
     
    Dave-UK, Sep 16, 2009
    #7
  9. The Kid

    The Kid Guest

    Dave,
    Is this what you are referring to: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live
    Mail 14.0.8089.726
    Lon




    "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
    news:OixmW8uNKHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
    > news:usEml0uNKHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    >> news:4ab04a63$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    >>> checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm
    >>> too thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista,
    >>> IE 8 and Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    >>> Lon
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> As this is a VISTA group it might be an idea to tell us what email CLIENT
    >> you are using?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > You can tell what email client the OP is using by reading his post.
    > Also if you right-click the message header and select 'Properties' then
    > 'Details'
    > it is listed alongside X-Newsreader.
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    The Kid, Sep 16, 2009
    #8
  10. Dave-UK

    Dave-UK Guest

    "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message news:4ab127fb$0$31262$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Dave,
    > Is this what you are referring to: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live
    > Mail 14.0.8089.726
    > Lon
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Yes , that's mine.
    Yours is: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005
     
    Dave-UK, Sep 16, 2009
    #9
  11. The Kid

    The Kid Guest

    "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
    news:eA9soovNKHA.3284@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    > news:4ab127fb$0$31262$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Dave,
    >> Is this what you are referring to: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live
    >> Mail 14.0.8089.726
    >> Lon
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Yes , that's mine. Yours is: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail
    > 6.0.6002.18005
    >
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    How does this help me solve my problem with the size of the font on the
    incoming email?
    Lon
     
    The Kid, Sep 16, 2009
    #10
  12. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8 and
    > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    With IE8, I suspect that the font size on your in box mail cannot be
    changed. It'll appear in whatever size the sender used in the email.
    Firefox has a feature that would solve your problem. Click on "view"
    and "zoom in". I use IE8 but have Firefox loaded for times when I need
    to use it.

    Another solution would be to copy the email message and paste it in
    Notepad and change the font size there.

    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 16, 2009
    #11
  13. The Kid

    The Kid Guest

    "vista bill" <billsrrempire@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:3902e485-11b6-4c2a-ade7-9db966cbe2a6@n2g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
    On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > and
    > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    With IE8, I suspect that the font size on your in box mail cannot be
    changed. It'll appear in whatever size the sender used in the email.
    Firefox has a feature that would solve your problem. Click on "view"
    and "zoom in". I use IE8 but have Firefox loaded for times when I need
    to use it.

    Another solution would be to copy the email message and paste it in
    Notepad and change the font size there.

    Bill

    The copy and paste method is what I've been using the past few days. Works
    fine,
    just takes time. Thanks for the use of YOUR TIME.

    Lon
     
    The Kid, Sep 16, 2009
    #12
  14. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 17, 12:23 am, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "vista bill" <billsrremp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:3902e485-11b6-4c2a-ade7-9db966cbe2a6@n2g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
    > On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > > and
    > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------------
    >
    > With IE8, I suspect that the font size on your in box mail cannot be
    > changed. It'll appear in whatever size the sender used in the email.
    > Firefox has a feature that would solve your problem. Click on "view"
    > and "zoom in". I use IE8 but have Firefox loaded for times when I need
    > to use it.
    >
    > Another solution would be to copy the email message and paste it in
    > Notepad and change the font size there.
    >
    > Bill
    >
    > The copy and paste method is what I've been using the past few days. Works
    > fine,
    > just takes time.  Thanks for the use of YOUR TIME.
    >
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    You're welcome, Lon.

    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 16, 2009
    #13
  15. Dave-UK

    Dave-UK Guest

    "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message news:4ab18400$0$5014$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
    > news:eA9soovNKHA.3284@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    >> news:4ab127fb$0$31262$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Dave,
    >>> Is this what you are referring to: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live
    >>> Mail 14.0.8089.726
    >>> Lon
    >>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> Yes , that's mine. Yours is: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail
    >> 6.0.6002.18005
    >>
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > How does this help me solve my problem with the size of the font on the
    > incoming email?
    > Lon
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    It doesn't, I never said it did.
    If you follow the thread you will see why I mentioned it to another poster.
     
    Dave-UK, Sep 17, 2009
    #14
  16. Ken Blake, MVP

    Ken Blake, MVP Guest

    On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:13 -0700 (PDT), vista bill
    <billsrrempire@gmail.com> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8 and
    > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > With IE8, I suspect that the font size on your in box mail cannot be
    > changed. It'll appear in whatever size the sender used in the email.
    > Firefox has a feature that would solve your problem. Click on "view"
    > and "zoom in". I use IE8 but have Firefox loaded for times when I need
    > to use it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



    If you are talking about reading mail in a browser, be aware that the
    font size in all versions of IE can almost always be changed. In fact,
    the following easy way is a Windows standard, and pertains to many
    (but not all) Windows programs, whether from Microsoft or a
    third-party: If you have a scroll mouse, hold down the CTRL key and
    scroll the wheel. One direction will make it bigger, the other
    smaller.


    --
    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
    Please Reply to the Newsgroup
     
    Ken Blake, MVP, Sep 17, 2009
    #15
  17. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 17, 11:33 am, "Ken Blake, MVP"
    <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:13 -0700 (PDT), vista bill
    >
    > <billsrremp...@gmail.com> wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "The Kid" <l...@opt0nline.net> wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8 and
    > > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------------<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > With IE8, I suspect that the font size on your in box mail cannot be
    > > changed. It'll appear in whatever size the sender used in the email.
    > > Firefox has a feature that would solve your problem. Click on "view"
    > > and "zoom in". I use IE8 but have Firefox loaded for times when I need
    > > to use it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > If you are talking about reading mail in a browser, be aware that the
    > font size in all versions of IE can almost always be changed. In fact,
    > the following easy way is a Windows standard, and pertains to many
    > (but not all) Windows programs, whether from Microsoft or a
    > third-party: If you have a scroll mouse, hold down the CTRL key and
    > scroll the wheel. One direction will make it bigger, the other
    > smaller.
    >
    > --
    > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
    > Please Reply to the Newsgroup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Thanks, Ken!

    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 17, 2009
    #16
  18. hmUMD

    hmUMD Guest

    The Kid;1136625 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm
    > too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE
    > 8 and
    > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    I am using Vista and IE Explorer 8.
    I had this problem also with certain email text areas. The easiest way
    to solve the problem is with a few keyboard strokes. To increase the
    size of the text, hold down the Control key and press the "+" key
    (without the double quotes) once. You may repeat the key strokes to
    increase the size even larger. Note that as the text size increases,
    some of the window screen area will be moved off the screen (you can use
    a horizontal bar, which will appear at the bottom of the screen, to move
    the screen left to right or reverse). When you go to the next email the
    size of the text will remain the same - either good or bad. To reverse,
    or make the text smaller (i.e., return to the original size) hold down
    the Control key and press the "-" (i.e., minus key without the double
    quotes) key, one or more times.
    I found this also works with my XP machine.
    Hank


    --
    hmUMD
     
    hmUMD, Sep 17, 2009
    #17
  19. vista bill

    vista bill Guest

    On Sep 17, 5:05 pm, hmUMD <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > The Kid;1136625 Wrote:> Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm
    > > too
    > > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE
    > > 8 and
    > > Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > > Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > I am using Vista and IE Explorer 8.
    > I had this problem also with certain email text areas.  The easiest way
    > to solve the problem is with a few keyboard strokes.  To increase the
    > size of the text, hold down the Control key and press the "+" key
    > (without the double quotes) once.  You may repeat the key strokes  to
    > increase the size even larger.  Note that as the text size increases,
    > some of the window screen area will be moved off the screen (you can use
    > a horizontal bar, which will appear at the bottom of the screen, to move
    > the screen left to right or reverse). When you go to the next email the
    > size of the text will remain the same - either good or bad.  To reverse,
    > or make the text smaller (i.e., return to the original size) hold down
    > the Control key and press the "-"  (i.e., minus key without the double
    > quotes) key, one or more times.
    > I found this also works with my XP machine.
    > Hank
    >
    > --
    > hmUMD<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Thanks, Hank and Ken. This'll not only help Lon with his request, but
    also me and my senior citizen friends that have a problem reading
    small font size.

    Bill

    Bill
     
    vista bill, Sep 17, 2009
    #18
  20. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    On 9/17/09, the entity hmUMD wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > The Kid;1136625 Wrote: <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    >> checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm
    >> too
    >> thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE
    >> 8 and
    >> Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    >> Lon<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > I am using Vista and IE Explorer 8.
    > I had this problem also with certain email text areas. The easiest way
    > to solve the problem is with a few keyboard strokes. To increase the
    > size of the text, hold down the Control key and press the "+" key
    > (without the double quotes) once. You may repeat the key strokes to
    > increase the size even larger. Note that as the text size increases,
    > some of the window screen area will be moved off the screen (you can use
    > a horizontal bar, which will appear at the bottom of the screen, to move
    > the screen left to right or reverse). When you go to the next email the
    > size of the text will remain the same - either good or bad. To reverse,
    > or make the text smaller (i.e., return to the original size) hold down
    > the Control key and press the "-" (i.e., minus key without the double
    > quotes) key, one or more times.
    > I found this also works with my XP machine.
    > Hank<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Don't forget Ctrl-ScrollWheel as posted by Ken Blake in this thread.

    Don't forget Ctrl-0 (zero) to reset the font size to default.

    --
    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 17, 2009
    #19
  21. Tae Song

    Tae Song Guest

    "The Kid" <lonr@opt0nline.net> wrote in message
    news:4ab04a63$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Incoming email is difficult to read because of age and font size. Have
    > checked out ideas on Goggle and Windows "Help and Support". Either I'm too
    > thick or the suggestions are no longer applicable. I'm using Vista, IE 8
    > and Windows mail. Any help appreciated.
    > Lon
    ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


    You can increase font size if you check box "Read all messages in plain
    text", under Tools -> Options -> Read tab

    On the same tab click on Fonts... button and set Font size to Larger or
    Largest.

    It does let you change fonts size using HTML, but it's not even noticable.
    View -> Text Size -> Largest


    Try Magnifier in Vista.

    Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Optimize visual display -> Make things on
    the screen larger -> Turn on Magnifier

    You can also "Change the size of text and icons" locate above Turn on
    Magnifier. You have to reboot to see the change. It's only problem is some
    dialog boxes won't look right. Especially if they use skins. Text will be
    larger in the dialog box, but the box won't be bigger and some text may not
    get displayed or truncated. Radio buttons, check boxes may not get displayed
    either, if it gets too crowed. Slider maybe out of position.


    Alternative is to switch to a lower resolution, if you are using a 5:4 or
    4:3 aspect ration display with a native resolution of 1280x1024, switch to
    1024x768 or 800x600. Everything will become larger. If 16:9 1920x1080 or
    16:10 1920x1200 or switch to 1600x900 or 1600x1024. This works better than
    changing DPI to 120. It doesn't screw up the dialog boxes and stuff,
    either.


    You might consider dumping Windows Mail and get Windows Live Mail. The
    fonts are a little larger and switching to largest font is little more
    noticable even using HTML mode. It's virtually identical in many ways to
    Window Mail.

    There's also Thunderbird. I used to use it, but I've switched to Windows
    Live Mail. It makes it easier to access my Hotmail account, instead of the
    web interface.
     
    Tae Song, Sep 22, 2009
    #20
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