Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Changing Fonts and Size on Mailbox Views

To change your view fonts or size in Outlook perform the following steps:

Click on the View tab

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Then click View Settings.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

On the Advanced View Settings dialog click Other Settings, then you can change your column or row font settings.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Changing Column Header Settings:

To change the font or font size for the column headers in your Inbox (like “From” and “Subject”), click Column Font, and then make the desired adjustment and click ok.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Changing Message Subject Settings:

To change the font or font size of the message subject lines in your Inbox, click Row Font, and then make the desired adjustment and click ok.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Change Font and/or size as desired and click ok

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Click OK and OK on the Other Settings and Advanced View Settings screens.

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Applying the same look to all folders

The above instructions modified the folder view you were on (ie: the Inbox).  If you want the same look for all your folders you need to copy these changes to all your other folders.  You can do this by following these steps:

Click the View tab, then click Change View, and from the dropdown choose Apply Current View to Other Mail Folders

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

On the Apply View dialog box, choose the folders you would like to apply the view to and click ok.  If you want to apply the view to all the folders, make sure the top most folder is chosen (should be your email address), then click the box to Apply view to subfolders and click ok.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Every time I compose a new email, the new message window shows very big letters.

For example, I can only see 6 English words on my 22" monitor. The font I use is Arial size 10. This is very annoying as I just cannot see my message clearly. I have tried to turn off everything in Accessibility and it didn't help. When I read email, then all is normal.

How do I get back to a normal size font again?

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?
If your font looks smaller or bigger than the actually configured font size, your zooming factor has been set above or below 100%.

You can change it back in the following way;

Outlook as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription

When composing, go to the Format Text tab and click on the Zoom button.

When you are using the Simplified Ribbon and don’t see the Zoom button, click on the ellipsis (…) button on the right to expand the command list.

When you are replying “inline” (within the Reading Pane), click on the “Pop Out” button at the top of the Reading Pane first to see the Format Text tab.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Zoom While Composing dialog in Outlook for Microsoft 365.

Extra tip!
There is also an option to increase or decrease the font size permanently while reading messages. See: Enlarge font in the Reading Pane.

Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2019

When composing, go to the Format Text tab and click on the Zoom button.

When you are replying “inline” (within the Reading Pane), click on the “Pop Out” button at the top of the Reading Pane first to see the Format Text tab.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

Set the zoom factor back to 100% in the Zoom options dialog.

Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013

When composing, click on the Zoom button on the Home tab.

When you are replying “inline” (within the Reading Pane), click on the “Pop Out” button at the top of the Reading Pane first to see the Zoom button on the Home tab.

Outlook 2007

When composing go to the Format Text tab and click on the Zoom button.

Note:
The change in the zoom factor probably was caused by holding the CTRL button while scrolling. This is an alternative method to change the zoom factor.

Why does my Outlook new email look so small?

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Why is my Outlook email preview so small?

Do one of the following: Use the Zoom control at the bottom of the Outlook window. If you're using a mouse with a wheel control, click in the Reading Pane, press CTRL, and roll the scroll wheel. Rolling the wheel away from you makes the content larger, and rolling the wheel toward you makes the content smaller.

When I type an email in Outlook the font is small?

Please click New Email, go to Format Text > Zoom, set the zoom to option to 100% and then click OK to check the result: Note: If you are using other versions of Outlook rather than Outlook 2016, the user interface may vary.