This is one of the many things I learned today!  And here it is white wine. ( 
Never mind what the time in Auckland is)
Bill
On 10/04/2012, at 5:56 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

> Or, in Mail (and Safari). Go to View menu, Choose "Customise Toolbar..."
> Drag in the "little A big A" to the menu bar. Repeat for Main Window, New 
> Message menu and when reading an email Window. Then you will have it there 
> all the time. If you then forget the keys for it, you can just click the Big 
> A to make ti larger and the small A to make it smaller.
> Works the same in Safari too. (Though you only need do it once for the Main 
> window). Mail lets you customise it three times, as each "window" is 
> different.
> 
> Just another way to have it there.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
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> On 10/04/2012, at 5:50 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
> 
>> 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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