Font size in the panel

Hi, Could someone help me? I need to change the font size for the main panel,
tool bar and messages list, because it appears to small.

Thanks for your kind help

Vista or XP?

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"Juliana" <Juliana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The fonts in my copy of Windows Live Mail are too big.

Hi Gary,

Can you please let me know how to make smaller the fonts in Windows Live
Mail? I just did a clean install of SP3 on Windows XP and as soon as I opened
WLM (the lastest version), all the fonts in folders names, message subject,
toolbar icons and compose window are somewhat larger than before.

I don't know if it's related to SP3 though since I installed the service
pack before and this change didn't occur.

I looked everywhere in Windows and WLM to make the font smaller but couldn't
find anything.

This larger font issue is only present in Windows Live Mail.

Sterling

"Juliana" wrote:

Someone who has XP can advise you on the exact steps for that
OS, but based on my experiments with Vista, there are two ways
to change font size in the message list pane and folder pane:
1) Change the font for the Windows icon text, and
2) Change the DPI (dots per inch).

Compose window message text can be changed here:
Tools, Options, Compose, Font Settings.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"Sterling" <Sterling@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gary,

Thank you so much for the quick reply! I really appreciate it :-)

I'm afraid that this is not what I meant. The font size in the compose
window is as I want it to be, Arial 12. That's not the issue I am having. You
know the folder list on the left side of the WLM window? Inbox, Sent,
Deleted, Draft..., the text in those names are bigger than before, and it's
only happening in WLM, not Windows as a whole. The samething is the case in
the toolbar text icons in WLM.

Once again, I really appreciate your prompt reply and help Gary,

Sterling

PS I'm going to do something I that maybe shouldn't but will uninstall
Windows Live Mail, delete the Registry entry and reinstall to see if the text
size changes. I'll post my findings (if Windows starts).

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

When you say 'bigger than before', is it just the font size or is it
a different font? WLMail installs the Segoe UI font family to use
for the program interface (Folder pane, Message list, Toolbar texts
etc). If it can't use Segoe UI (because the font is damaged or
missing), it should fall back on Arial, which 'looks' bigger. You
should be able to tell whether it's Arial or Segoe UI by comparing
some of the letter shapes, like a little 'e' or 'g' whose tails are
more or less horizontal in Segoe but curled up in Arial.

If you're seeing Arial and not Segoe UI, you may have to reinstall
the font. This should happen if you close down WLMail, move the four
Segoe UI files from your Windows\Fonts folder to somewhere else and
then use Add or Remove Programs to repair your WLMail installation
(Select Change and then Repair).

If you're seeing Segoe UI at a larger size, your screen DPI may have
changed. Right-click on the Desktop, select Properties > Settings.
Check that your screen is operating at its native resolution, then
click Advanced. Is the DPI setting Normal (96 dpi)?

None of the Windows display appearance settings seems to affect font
faces or sizes in the Folder pane etc.
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Noel

"Sterling" <Sterling@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Noel,

Yes! That is exactly what is happening - the font changes from Segoe UI to
Arial. I thought it was the font size that changed, but it's the font itself.

I just did what you suggested and it worked. Thanks so much!

Here's the thing though - last night I uninstalled WLM, remove its entry
from the Registry, reinstalled WLM and the font went back to Segeo UI. This
morning when I opened WLM, the font went back to Arial. Do you know why this
is happening?

The DPI setting stayed the same - Normal (96 dpi), even if WLM goes back to
Arial.

Thanks Noel!

Sterling

"Ildhund" wrote:

Sorry, I've no idea why the program is not picking up the font on
restart. If the font were damaged, I would expect it to fail earlier
on. You should open a support ticket at
https://support.live.com/default.asp...=wlmaildesktop
and see if you get any sensible answers there. Otherwise, someone
who knows more might drop in to help.
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Noel

"Sterling" <Sterling@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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