How to change the font size of messages in Mac OS X

1, open the mail program, if you have not done so

2. Optional but recommended: Select or open an email to see font size changes in real time

3, click "Mail"-"preferences" (Translator: "Command" + "," can be applied to all OS X applications)

4, select "Font and Color label" and make the following adjustments:

5. Change the font size of mail message: Click "Select" Next to "message Font" and use dimension indicator to adjust font size, the default value is 12

6, change the message list font size: Click "Mailing List Font" next to the "choice", change to the size you want

7. Turn off preferences and enjoy your results.

Font size changes can make a big difference in readability, especially for those who have poor eyesight, or if you want to avoid eyestrain or deal with large amounts of mail.

For example, the following is an e-mail message for a mail application that uses the default font size OS X:

The following is the effect of resizing the font to 18:

They may look too large for some users, but for others it is the perfect size-it's really a matter of user personalization and screen size. Note that the method described in this article is to modify the font size for the system's own mail program, and if your default mail client recognizes the program or is a web version of the program, you need to modify their preferences individually. For Web clients like Gmail,yahoo,hotmail, simple scaling is usually enough to meet the requirements.