'Fonts & Colors' not showing under Settings in mac Mail

Hi guys, I'm using an M2 macbook with up-to-date OS... want to increase the default font size from 12pt (which is tiny)on my Mac Mail, however when I google how, it says go to 'fonts & colors' under Mail settings... I do this but there is simply NO fonts & colors option showing under Mail Settings... anyone think of any reason why not?

Ps thought it might be hidden under 'preferences' or some other subhead, but couldn't find anything like that; any suggestions much appreciated!

thanks

AShley

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Jan 19, 2025 12:06 AM

20 replies

etresoft

Level 9

56,314 points

Jan 30, 2025 5:08 AM in response to AFelderhof

etresoft wrote:

Pretty much the only thing we can do for you is solve the problem. But you’ll have to meet us halfway.

A simple "no" would have sufficed.

AFelderhof Author

Level 1

23 points

Jan 30, 2025 12:13 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

yes helvetica 12 pt, and I can change that but obviously the point is, I don't want to have to change that everytime a do a new mail... hence wanting to change the default

AFelderhof Author

Level 1

23 points

Jan 30, 2025 3:01 PM in response to Barney-15E

Ok thanks Barney

AFelderhof Author

Level 1

23 points

Jan 30, 2025 3:43 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Ok thanks Tom, this is the only reference that seems to show some sort of figure is this ... (if anything an 8)

Content-Type: text/plain;

charset=utf-8

cheers

Tom Gewecke

Level 10

122,070 points

Jan 30, 2025 12:50 PM in response to AFelderhof

AFelderhof wrote:

yes helvetica 12 pt, and I can change that but obviously the point is, I don't want to have to change that everytime a do a new mail... hence wanting to change the default

Please go to your Sent folder and select one of the outgoing messages and then do View / Message / Raw Source and examine the html codes of the body text. Do you see anything there that stipulates 12pt font size?

Mail doesn’t let you set a default size to be seen by the recipient, only for what you see locally.

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'Fonts & Colors' not showing under Settings in mac Mail