Microsoft Outlook – Reading Pane & Display Size

When you click messages in the message list, a preview of the message and some file attachments, such as Microsoft Office documents, appear in the Reading Pane.

To move or close the Reading Pane:

Click View > Reading Pane > Right or Bottom or Off.

Moving the Reading Pane location changes it for all mail folders.

Closing the Reading Pane changes it only for the folder you’re in.

There are two ways to temporarily increase or decrease the zoom level in the Outlook Reading Pane:

Use the Zoom control at the right, bottom of the Outlook window.

If you are using a mouse with a wheel control, click the Reading Pane, press Ctrl, and roll the scroll wheel. Rolling the wheel away from you makes the contents larger, rolling the wheel toward you makes the contents smaller.

The zoom affects only the current item. When you select another item or folder, the Reading Pane returns to the default 100% size.

 

Note: You cannot change the text size for the Reading Pane header