Now I have more knowledge!  INcoming email - use Command plus the +/= WORKS  
OUTgoing emails Command plus +/=  DOESN'T.

Does this matter?  Probably not!

Bill
On 10/04/2012, at 5:14 PM, peta wrote:

> Well Ronni, Alan and everyone else who wrote about "Mail Text Size" - this is 
> the second giggle I have had today.  Thank you.
> 
> Ronni I also confuse myself just reading questions, never minding trying to 
> answer questions!
> 
> It is now 5;15 in my house.  Surely we can now have our glass of red?
> 
> Peta
> 
> 
> On 10/04/2012, at 3:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Sorry Alan, I did not wish to confuse you.
>> I know I confuse myself sometimes with the way my lateral thinking mind 
>> works.
>> I don't alway make sense to myself... ;-))
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>> 
>> On 10/04/2012, at 3:36 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Yes, I now "read" what you "wrote".  I  had taken a different slant on your 
>>> response.     I use the change font size commands all the time in Safari 
>>> without conscious effort, but from now on I will be quite confused if I 
>>> need 2 or 3 keys!
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> On 10/04/2012, at 3:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Alan,
>>> 
>>> That is correct behaviour as I mentioned below "It should read as the keys  
>>> “Command - =“  because to type  “+”  you depress the shift key ;-))"
>>> 
>>> A little bit confusing for some...
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>>> 
>>> On 10/04/2012, at 3:05 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> To add to the confusion - - -
>>>> 
>>>> With Mail (v4.5) on my iMac (OS 10.6.8)  "Command =" works just as well as 
>>>> "Command +" to increase the font size of emails!
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Alan
>>>> 
>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have no usage for command and + that I know of.   It works fine in 
>>>> FireFox, and used to work in Mail (I think)
>>>> Bill
>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 11:56 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Actually Bill if we wish to be exact in our terminology.
>>>>> It should read as the keys  “Command - =“  because to type  “+”  you 
>>>>> depress the shift key ;-))
>>>>> To type = you don’t depress any key other than =  
>>>>> 
>>>>> But Apple do say “Command - +” to enlarge Text?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Ronni
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 11:46 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You are correct Bill;  “Command - + “ works to make text larger
>>>>>> So does “Command - Shift - +” works to make text larger.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You might have “Command-+” set for some other keyboard sort cut perhaps?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 11:19 AM, Bill Parker wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Aha... but I was thinking it was Command + because that is what I see 
>>>>>>> in the Format menu!
>>>>>>> B
>>>>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 11:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The Keyboard shortcut is "Command - Shift - +"
>>>>>>>> Not "Command - +"
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 10/04/2012, at 11:05 AM, Bill Parker wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I have my text size for message in Mail set at Comic Sans MS 18.  
>>>>>>>>> This is fine for outgoings and mostly for incoming.  However I 
>>>>>>>>> usually enlarge texts where needed.  I can do this by going:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Format > Style>Bigger.   (It works)  But I prefer keyboard strokes:  
>>>>>>>>> Command and +  This does *not* work. 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Is there something that needs resetting to get back the keyboard 
>>>>>>>>> operation?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Macbook Pro 10.6.8
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Bill
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