If the text in your Outlook mailbox is too small or hard to read, you can change it. This guide takes you through the menus to reach the font settings, where you can choose a typeface and size that works for you. The same steps also work for your Outlook calendar.

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How to change type settings in Microsoft outlook in your mailbox

Step 1: Along the top line of your mailbox select View

The Outlook ribbon in dark mode, showing five tabs: File, Home, Send / Receive, View and Help.

Step 2: Click on the drop-down arrow next to “current view”

The View tab open in Outlook. The Current View button has been clicked, opening a dropdown with five options: Show as Conversations, Conversation Settings (greyed out), Message Preview, View Settings, and Reset View.

Step 3: Click on the option “View settings”

The same Current View dropdown, with the cursor hovering over "View Settings…", which is highlighted.

Step 4: Click the box which states “Other Settings” next to the text which says “Font and other table view settings”

The "Advanced View Settings: Compact" dialog box. Seven buttons run down the left side: Columns, Group By, Sort, Filter, Other Settings, Conditional Formatting and Format Columns. "Other Settings" is selected, described as "Fonts and other Table View settings".

Step 5: From here you can identify the best font and size for you.

The "Other Settings" dialog box, where column and row fonts are set. Column Font and Row Font are both currently 12 pt Arial.

Once happy with the sizes select ok. This can be changed to suit your needs.

The same process can be completed for the Calendar in Outlook.

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