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The side bar takes up so much space that I cant read the e-mail message.

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How can I make the side bar of my e-mail screen more narrow so that my message screen can be read without having to scroll left to right?

How can I make the side bar of my e-mail screen more narrow so that my message screen can be read without having to scroll left to right?

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cor-el
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Which email service do you use?

Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.

Reset the page zoom on pages that cause problems.

  • View > Zoom > Reset (Ctrl+0 (zero); Command+0 on Mac)

If you have made changes to Advanced font settings like increasing the minimum/default font size then try the default minimum setting "none" and the default font size 16 in case the current setting is causing problems.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)

Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own fonts.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced: [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"

It is better not to increase the minimum font size, but to use an extension to set the default page zoom to prevent issues with text not being displayed properly.