Fortunately, Mac OS X Mail has a nice way of displaying a message in a bigger font.
Display Messages in a Larger Font in Mac OS X Mail
To read an email in a larger font in Mac OS X Mail:
- Open the message in the preview pane.
- Hit Command-+.
- Alternatively, you can select Format | Style | Bigger (Format | Font | Bigger in Mac OS X Mail 1.x) from the menu.
Return to a Smaller Font
To go back to a smaller font, hit Command--.
Make Everything Bigger in Mac OS X
To see everything — including images, interface fonts and toolbars — enlarged in Mac OS X Mail:
- Press Command-Option-8 to turn on OS X zoom.
- Press Command-Option-+ to zoom in.
- If OS X does not zoom, press Command-Option-8 again to make sure the universal access feature is enabled.
- To zoom out, press Command-Option--.
- To return to the original display, press Command-Option-8.
