Gary, Thank you for your continued help. It is quite a problem isn't it?
Eversince I received a gift of this Vista in December my problems have
magnified but, unfortunately not my fonts It is a rekief to know that the
same thing happens on your computer too.


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margaret


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I got the same result you did. The actual font never gets larger than 12pt.
> At first I thought it was a bug in Windows Mail, but I got the same result in
> Windows Live Mail. I really don't know what causes this.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
>
> "wainy" <wainy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9E5E3050-975E-4D95-B382-1CC1D713E26E@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your response Gary,
> > I was unfamiliar with the Verdana font, had up to now used Times New Roman
> > but think your suggestion even better.
> > I already have the font set there at 36pts and, this shows in the email
> > under the subject line when I start to compose but, as soon as I press a key
> > the size flicks back to 12. It is very frustrating. Do you have any
> > suggestions?
> > Margaret
> > --
> > margaret
> >
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> The compose font can be selected here:
> >> Tools, Options, Compose, Font Settings. For me, the Verdana font is
> >> the most legible.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > margaret
> >>
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