Microsoft KB Archive/299292

= Large fonts are not displayed in dialog boxes in Outlook =

Article ID: 299292

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q299292



SYMPTOMS
After you enable larger fonts with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Accessibility Wizard, dialog boxes in Microsoft Outlook display the normal, smaller font.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Accessibility Wizard only increases the font sizes for title bars and menus. The following is the exact text that the Accessibility Wizard displays when you configure for larger fonts is:

Change the Font Size: Changes the font size for window title bars, menus and other features. This option does not increase the size of text inside windows.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, increase the Microsoft Windows display font. Use the following steps to obtain more information about how to change the Windows 2000 display font:
 * 1) On the Start Menu, click Help.
 * 2) Click the Search tab
 * 3) In the Search box, type large fonts.
 * 4) Click List Topics.

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