Friday, August 14, 2026

How to Make the Inbox Font Bigger in Outlook

If the text in your Outlook inbox seems too small, you can increase the size of the sender names, subject lines, and message information without changing the size of everything on your computer.

Here is how to do it in the classic desktop version of Outlook for Windows.



Make the Outlook Inbox Font Bigger

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Select the View tab.
  3. Click View Settings.
  4. Select Other Settings.
  5. Click Row Font.
  6. Choose the font size you would like.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Continue clicking OK until you return to your inbox.

Your inbox should immediately display the larger text.

Row Font vs. Column Font

Outlook gives you several font options.

If you want to increase the size of the sender name, subject, and message information, choose Row Font.

Column Font controls the headings at the top of the message list.

What About the New Outlook?

The new version of Outlook handles this differently.

In new Outlook:

View → View Settings → Mail → Layout → Text size and spacing

You can then choose Small, Medium, or Large.

A Simple Outlook Accessibility Tip

This is a small setting, but it can make Outlook much easier to use, especially on high-resolution monitors where the default text can sometimes appear too small.

Microsoft instructions:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/create-change-or-customize-a-view-in-outlook

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