The compose font can be selected here:
Tools, Options, Compose, Font Settings. For me, the Verdana font is
the most legible.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"wainy" <wainy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4379C635-EC78-4E4F-9755-8D55B2910637@microsoft.com...
> Any solution out there?Because of my low vision I have trouble reading and
> writing emails. To read received mail I cut and paste into Notepad. When
> trying to compose I cannot see what I am typing. Everything else is
> magnified. Just cannot find how to increase the message font.
> Any help would be most appreciated. My computer is a Vista Inspiron desktop
>
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> margaret