How to Resize Type in Thunderbird
If you find text difficult to see when reading messages in Thunderbird, you can override the type size settings for incoming messages to make letters larger. You can also use this feature to make text smaller if you have a low-resolution monitor and want to be able to display more text on the screen without scrolling. Change the font size in Thunderbird for reading or writing messages using the program's "Options" menu.
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Instructions
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Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the Thunderbird window and select "Options."
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Click the "Display" tab at the top of the window to change the default type size when reading messages.
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Click the "Size" drop-down menu under the "Fonts" heading and select the desired default size for proportional, serif and sans serif fonts.
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Click the "Advanced" button. In the new window, the size displayed in the upper-right corner of the window should reflect what you selected in the previous step.
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Click the drop-down menu at the end of the "Monospace" row and select the desired size for monospace fonts.
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Click the "Minimum font size" drop-down menu and select the desired minimum font size to use when reading messages.
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Click "OK."
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Click the "Composition" tab at the top of the window to change the default type size when writing messages.
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Click the drop-down menu next to "Size" under the "HTML" heading and select the desired type size to use when writing messages. Note you cannot change the type size for plain text messages, as plain text has no font attributes.
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Click "OK" to save your settings.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also change the type size in an individual email in Thunderbird by clicking the numbered drop-down menu next to the font name at the top of the message composition window.
