{"id":2146,"date":"2015-06-14T13:26:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/?page_id=2146"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:19:52","slug":"how-to-zoom-email-windows-outlook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/how-to-zoom-email-windows-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Zoom Email Windows in Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2146\" class=\"elementor elementor-2146\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3da87d thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3da87d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135d87c flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-template-post-title\" data-id=\"135d87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thegem-template-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thegem-te-post-title\"> <h1 class=\"post-title \"> <span>How to Zoom Email Windows in Outlook<\/span> <\/h1> <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec243f thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ec243f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cce7f6 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cce7f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a41ca2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a41ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you find your emails difficult to read in a standard Outlook window, you may benefit from magnifying them through zooming. This is especially helpful if you send and receive emails frequently, and your eyes grow tired by the end of the day. We all get older, and this article helps to show how to zoom email windows in Outlook.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe754e5 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe754e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can zoom in on your Outlook windows either using features that are available natively within Outlook, or by downloading our\u00a0<a href=\"\/Email-Tools\/product\/zoom-email-windows\/\">Zoom Emails Windows add-in<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b16e3 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b16e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, let\u2019s look at the basic method for zooming in on a window while using Outlook alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71af273 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71af273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19d9a9 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b19d9a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6958a67 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6958a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Zoom Email Windows in Outlook\u2019s Preview Pane<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b3160 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b3160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a typical Outlook screen, there are four major areas of Outlook windows: the folder pane (also called the navigation pane in Outlook 2010) on the left, the list of emails in the left center, the reading pane in the right center, and the To-Do bar all the way on the right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fe619 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45fe619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To change the font size of the navigation pane, go to\u00a0<strong>View\u2026Navigation Pane<\/strong>\u00a0(in the Layout area)<strong>\u2026Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bc5e8 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85bc5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"331\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-font-in-navigation-panel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-font-in-navigation-panel.png 331w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-font-in-navigation-panel-64x44.png 64w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-font-in-navigation-panel-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c1af2 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72c1af2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38c131 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a38c131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41a50a flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f41a50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From here, you can choose your font. Note that you can also get to the same font window via<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a421315 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a421315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>File\u2026Options\u2026Advanced\u2026Navigation Pane<\/strong>.\u00a0<i>Note that this feature is Outlook 2010 specific, and is not available in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016<\/i>. However, you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slipstick.com\/outlook\/change-size-font-outlooks-folder-list\/\">change the size of all menu items in Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df1c54 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df1c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo change the font size in your list of emails, go to\u00a0<strong>View\u2026View Settings\u2026Other Settings<\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148f615 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"148f615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"401\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-email-subjects.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-email-subjects.png 401w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-email-subjects-64x70.png 64w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-email-subjects-275x300.png 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5581511 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5581511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChoose your column header and row fonts and click Ok.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95222f8 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95222f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe To-Do bar fonts cannot be changed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f229b3 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f229b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe reading pane (usually on the center-right hand side of the main Outlook window) can be zoomed by either using the Zoom slider or by scrolling the mouse wheel. Let\u2019s take a look at each of these options:\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n \t<li>The Zoom slider is located in the lower right of the main Outlook window and is simple to use\u2026slide it to the right to increase the font, or slide it to the left to allow more text to fit in the preview pane window.<a title=\"Image of how to change the font size of the reading pane in Outlook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-reading-pane.png\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img class=\"lazy loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-reading-pane.png\" alt=\"Image of how to change the font size of the reading pane in Outlook\" data-src=\"\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/How-to-zoom-change-the-font-size-of-reading-pane.png\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Did you know you can scroll the mouse wheel to quickly increase or decrease the font size? It\u2019s a simple trick for senders that use small fonts or use backgrounds in their emails. Set the cursor in the reading pane window, then click and hold the CTRL button while scrolling the mouse wheel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70767e4 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70767e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, none of these options makes the default zoom level permanent. To do that, you need to use a utility like our <strong>Zoom Email Windows add-in<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29abb17 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29abb17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8713e e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba8713e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c684d66 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c684d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Zoom When Composing an Email<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1df3e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa1df3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is quite simple to make the writing bigger when you are composing an email in Outlook \u2013 all you need to do is increase the size of the font you are working with. Instead of having to change the font every time you start a new email, let\u2019s look at how we can change the default font to a size that you like for each new message.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a189c06 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a189c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce you have a new window open to compose a message, click on\u00a0<strong>File<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>Options<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>Stationary and Fonts<\/strong>:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9c588 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d9c588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"718\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-signatures-and-stationery.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-signatures-and-stationery.png 718w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-signatures-and-stationery-510x344.png 510w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-signatures-and-stationery-64x43.png 64w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-change-signatures-and-stationery-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c5e9e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c5e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the window above, you can select new defaults for the font type and size that will be used for creating new messages, replying to messages, etc. Once selected, these fonts will be saved for future messages and you won\u2019t need to make the changes each time you compose a new email.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d58b thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"271d58b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423bab8 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423bab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3e96a flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a3e96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Zoom When Reading an Email<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d75e4 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0d75e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When reading emails that have been sent to you by others, you might want to zoom in on the message for easier reading. There are a couple of methods to make this happen within Outlook.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d311d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1d311d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon centralized-network\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Use the Zoom Factor button<\/strong> \u2013 In the toolbar across the top of the email window, click on the button that says \u2018Zoom\u2019. That will open a window which presents you with zoom options to get the size of the text just right.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon centralized-network\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Scroll with the Mouse<\/strong> \u2013 As described above, if you have a mouse with a wheel, you can zoom in on the message window by depressing the wheel and then scrolling in or out while holding the CTRL key down. Make sure your mouse cursor is within the margins of the email window when using this facility.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2d23f thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c2d23f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0036b4 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0036b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420f98e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420f98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zoom Using the Zoom Email Windows Add-In<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5877d flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd5877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ll need a tool like the\u00a0<strong>Zoom Email Windows Add-In<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"\/Email-Tools\/product\/zoom-email-windows\/\">make the default zoom level permanent<\/a>\u00a0in all of your Outlook windows. This add-in prevents Outlook from resetting the default zoom level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f1ba4 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9f1ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To set the zoom exactly how you would like it, simply open the add-in after you have installed it on your computer. In the toolbar, click on the \u2018Sperry Software\u2019 tab, and then on the \u2018Sperry Software\u2019 button:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df2a4c flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3df2a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-button.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-button.png 537w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-button-510x141.png 510w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-button-64x18.png 64w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-button-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99079b flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99079b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you click on the \u2018Sperry Software\u2019 button, you will see the window below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c7c89 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2c7c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"739\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-configuration.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-configuration.png 739w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-configuration-510x423.png 510w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-configuration-64x53.png 64w, https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-to-view-the-zoom-configuration-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2403735 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2403735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within this window, you can set the zoom percentage that you would like to become standard for all of your Outlook windows. If you set the number to greater than 100, it will make the text larger \u2013 less than 100 will make the text smaller.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f57b1 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f57b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The text within the sample window will demonstrate the size of the text, so you can move the slider back and forth until you are happy with the size.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eea1a4 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eea1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under\u00a0<strong>\u2018Default Button Behavior\u2019<\/strong>, you can decide whether you wish to have this zoom level automatically used, or if you want to be able to click a button to activate the zoom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d09b3e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0d09b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon centralized-network\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If you select <strong>\u2018Always zoom to my percentage\u2019<\/strong>, every window you open will be zoomed to the level you have chosen by default.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon centralized-network\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If you select <strong>\u2018Leave the zoom alone\u2019<\/strong>, your windows will open at the basic Outlook zoom level. You will then need to click on the Sperry Software \u2018Zoom Email Windows\u2019 button within the email window to activate your custom zoom level.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tgh-icon centralized-network\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">As an additional option, the add-in allows you to set the timer for the arrow keys. This is useful if you like to use the arrow keys to move between email messages.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d72075 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d72075\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d081a9b e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d081a9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dca78e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dca78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using just the basic Outlook features, you can zoom each window in or out to meet with your personal preference. However, using the Sperry Software Zoom Email Windows add-in, you can set your default zoom just how you like it and lock it in so you don\u2019t have to worry about it again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b18c2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3b18c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More information<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52537d flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a52537d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download a\u00a0<a href=\"\/Email-Tools\/zoom-email-windows-add-in\/\">free trial version of the Zoom Email Windows add-in<\/a>.<br \/>Discuss this topic in depth on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sperry-software-inc.\/\" rel=\"author\">Sperry Software\u2019s LinkedIn page<\/a>.<br \/>View a\u00a0<a href=\"\/Email-Tools\/list-of-outlook-how-tos\/\">list of useful Outlook how to articles<\/a><\/p><p>Feel free to also chat with us by clicking on the \u201cLive Chat\u201d icon. 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