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The local folders on Windows Mail are too small and hard to read. I have
changed the resolution on my computer and that didn't help. Could you tell
me how I can make them before I go blind trying to read them
 
Get reading glasses?
You can also try changing the DPI (dots per inch) setting.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Yes, I have reading glasses on and it is still too small. Does DPI mean
resolution? If so I have changed that and it hasn't helped any
 
Chris said:
The local folders on Windows Mail are too small and hard to read. I have
changed the resolution on my computer and that didn't help. Could you
tell
me how I can make them before I go blind trying to read them
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Right click a blank spot on the Desktop and choose Personalize.
Click Windows Color and Appearance.
Click "Open classic appearance for more color options".
Click the Advanced button.
In the Item: dropdown box choose Icons.
Increase the font size.
 
DPI setting is not the same as resolution.
In Windows Vista, right-click on the desktop, Personalize, near
the upper left corner click on "Adjust font size (DPI)".

Gary VanderMolen
 
Thank you thank you thank you. That did the trick. I thought I was loosing
my mind with the print so small. The more I am using Vista, and finding ways
to adjust stuff I never could before is wonderful. I am so thankful for this
discussion board. Thanks so much
 
Vista has a lot of tweaks that can be done, and I'm sure more
will be discovered as time goes on.

Gary VanderMolen
 
I can't seem to come up with an area for a new question so I am hopeing in
added it to my previous one it will get answered.

3-4 times a day while using Window mail I have to close and reboot my
computer. When I reply or post a new e-mail, the e-mail will appear but is
only the outside edge of it. If I close it and reopen it again, it goes
black. I have to reboot to get rid of the problem. What is going on.
 
Which antivirus program are you running?
Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee or
Norton security programs. Those will need to be
uninstalled, not just disabled.

After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download
and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their
email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Gary VanderMolen
 
McAfee, The one of the main reasons for having an anti-virus is prevention
of viruses from e-mail. Am I understanding right, you are suggesting we
don't use an anti-virus on e-mail, and setting myself for viruses???
 
Did you even bother to read the second URL link I gave?
Even Symantec (Norton), who is the original developer of email
scanning, has admitted that it is redundant and unnecessary.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Chris said:
McAfee, The one of the main reasons for having an anti-virus is
prevention
of viruses from e-mail. Am I understanding right, you are suggesting we
don't use an anti-virus on e-mail, and setting myself for viruses???
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email scanning does not increase your protection. Viruses are in
attachments and the regular resident protection will still catch them if you
try to open or save a virus. Besides, McAfee is not a safe program to run
with Windows Mail if you don't want to lose messages and have other
problems.
 
I am also having trouble with the font in Windows Mail, but it is the font
size in the body of the email that is the problem. My mother is legally blind
and we just got her a new computer running Vista and Windows Mail. We had the
font large enough in Outlook Express on XP SP2, unfortunately we can't
remember what we finally did to get it that way.


things we've already tried:
-Increasing the DPI. Once it gets to above 160%, option boxes are so big
that the OK and Apply buttons are off the bottom of the viewable screen when
the top of the box is at the top of the screen, so we really can't go any
higher than that.
-Increasing the font in Windows mail to 'largest' under View|Text size.
-Checking off 'Ignore font sizes specified on webpages' in Internet Explorer
under Tools|Internet Options|Accessibility.
-Increasing the size of the icon font in Appearance Settings box. Increasing
this font to 36 pt, Arial Black makes the message list in Windows Mail appear
large enough to view easily, but this setting does not affect the text size
in the body of an email. If we could get the text within the body of the
email to appear this large we'd be all set.

Do you know what controls that font size?

-Katherine
 
Katherine said:
I am also having trouble with the font in Windows Mail, but it is the font
size in the body of the email that is the problem. My mother is legally
blind
and we just got her a new computer running Vista and Windows Mail. We had
the
font large enough in Outlook Express on XP SP2, unfortunately we can't
remember what we finally did to get it that way.


things we've already tried:
-Increasing the DPI. Once it gets to above 160%, option boxes are so big
that the OK and Apply buttons are off the bottom of the viewable screen
when
the top of the box is at the top of the screen, so we really can't go any
higher than that.
-Increasing the font in Windows mail to 'largest' under View|Text size.
-Checking off 'Ignore font sizes specified on webpages' in Internet
Explorer
under Tools|Internet Options|Accessibility.
-Increasing the size of the icon font in Appearance Settings box.
Increasing
this font to 36 pt, Arial Black makes the message list in Windows Mail
appear
large enough to view easily, but this setting does not affect the text
size
in the body of an email. If we could get the text within the body of the
email to appear this large we'd be all set.

Do you know what controls that font size?

-Katherine
Click to expand...

The setting at View>text size is the largest you will get.
Have you tried Start>programs>accessories>ease of access?
 
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