Apple Mail: any way to increase font size of some emails?

[tuqqer]

I sometimes get emails from friends whose font size comes through as around 5 or 6. So tiny, it's not readable until I Command-plus(+) it a few times.

Aside from setting the preferences to change ALL emails to plain text (vs. Rich Text), is there any AppleScript I could run on certain email addresses that would automatically increase their email's messages to a readable level of 12 or 14? I've looked at the standard Rules settings, but none seem to allow a change of font size (or alternatively, a change from Rich to Plain text).

[MartyStickle]

I'm willing to bet those emails are coming from peecee users. No, I don't know what you can do except what you're doing.

[tuqqer]

MartyStickle wrote:
I'm willing to bet those emails are coming from peecee users.

I'm *positive* they are. In fact, they're all coming from Outlook.

[bobalu]

Add the "Smaller-Bigger" button to your Tools bar which allows you to increase/decrease the size of the font in the selected email.

[Mr Downtown]

New York Times is the one I automatically hit Command-+ when I see.

[DewGuy]

I use View>Message>Plain Text Alternative (Option+Command+P) to view them in plain text.

[tuqqer]

DewGuy wrote:
I use View>Message>Plain Text Alternative (Option+Command+P) to view them in plain text.

Whoa. WHOA. That's it! As long as there's a menu option for it, it can be mapped to a keyboard shortcut, via System Preferences: Keyboard: Keyboard Shortcuts tab: plus sign.

So I did just that. I wired Plain Text Alternative to F2, and then then Best Alternative to F3 (which puts it back, from Plain to Rich text). Both work perfectly!

Brilliant, DewGuy! That is really a great tip! My best in months. Many thanks.

[DewGuy]

tuqqer wrote:
[quote=DewGuy]
I use View>Message>Plain Text Alternative (Option+Command+P) to view them in plain text.

Whoa. WHOA. That's it! As long as there's a menu option for it, it can be mapped to a keyboard shortcut, via System Preferences: Keyboard: Keyboard Shortcuts tab: plus sign.

So I did just that. I wired Plain Text Alternative to F2, and then then Best Alternative to F3 (which puts it back, from Plain to Rich text). Both work perfectly!

Brilliant, DewGuy! That is really a great tip! My best in months. Many thanks.
Glad I could be of help.