Some of these approaches include: Increase the global scale and layout.ĭescription: To increase the general text and icon size throughout Windows, you can increase the scaling factor within Display Settings. There are many general approaches toward increasing the text size in Outlook that I would not recommend. The Wrong and Ineffective Ways to Zoom Messages These instructions should be equally applicable to Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013, but have not been tested. Below is a summary of my tribulations and my most recommended way to configure Outlook for those with advanced vision impairment. One of the more difficult tasks was personalizing Outlook 2016 to make the baseline text much larger with minimal required user interaction. I have recently been assisting with computer setup and tutoring of a friend who has macular degeneration, which makes it increasingly difficult to read small text.
Although there are many accessibility options integrated into modern operating systems and software applications, increasing the default zoom level of received messages in Microsoft Outlook remains surprisingly complicated and inhibiting.
