1 Answer

1. Hold the Ctrl key and move the scroll wheel slowly ... away from you to enlarge, towards you to shrink.

2. Hold the Ctrl key and click + or + + to enlarge, and - or - - to shrink. (On Windows 7, use the Windows key and + or -, not Ctrl.)

3. Click View at the top > Zoom > Zoom In or Zoom Out (the keyboard shortcuts in #2 are there as a clue if you forget them)

4. In Internet Explorer, use the magnifier at the bottom of the page (usually 100%)

To change the font size in outgoing mail, select Rich Text on your mail page (then Plain text is shown in the box), click the Font size box. 8 is small, 12 a bit big, and 14 only for headlines. To change the size in Replies or Fwds. highlight the message before doing this.