How to Change the Font Size in Hotmail Messages

You can easily change the appearance of outgoing email messages in Hotmail by changing the size, style and color of the typeface (font). For incoming messages, you can change the display options including the number of messages per page, line width, message headers and Internet content.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Use Rich-Text formatting in messages to change the size of fonts, the color and the style and add background color and emoticons.

2. Click the "Mail" tab, click "New" to compose a new message and then click "Tools." Check Rich-Text Editor "ON." If the icons are visible in the tool box in your New Mail page, and the dropdown menu says Rich-Text Editor OFF, then Rich-Text Editor is already on.

3. Click on the "Font Size" icon in the "New" or "Reply" box before you write your email. Choose from a tiny to a very large font size.

4. Change the appearance of the type by clicking on "Font Style." Choose from serif, sans serif or a "handwriting" style.

5. Change the appearance of incoming messages by clicking on "Options" in the upper right hand corner. On the left side of the page, click "Mail." Click on "Mail Display Settings" to change the number of messages it shows and to adjust other options.

Tips & Warnings

• The Rich Text Editor is only available in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.