Try resettting the option under Tools/Option/Read and then click the Fonts
button and set the desired font and size there. You may be confusing "what
you see" on your computer although your newsgroup posting was sent in Plain
Text with no font or size specified since that is only possible if you use
HTML formatting. Also make sure that your signature is not composed using
HTML and that it does not specify a font or font size unless you wish it to
over ride a setting when you are composing HTML formatted messages.

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> Even though i set the size to 12 in mnu/Tools/Options/Compose
> my signature seems to be locked in at 10 and sets the size for any msg out
> to NGs or msgs
> How do i unlock this 10 plague?
>
> ssome
ssome - 29 Nov 2006 03:49 GMT
I did have email set to HTML as i used a background and wanted Bold ability.
Registry:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Identities\{1A175D00-1B1A-11DB-A43C-CE62BA7F6948}\Softwa
re\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail
is set to Arial 12 ; same for News.
I removed all signatures.
The Options/Read is set to Medium, larger gives a 14 bold.
i'll reboot
> Try resettting the option under Tools/Option/Read and then click the Fonts
> button and set the desired font and size there. You may be confusing "what
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> >
> > ssome
ssome - 30 Nov 2006 04:51 GMT
This all happens in New Msg from OE Inbox. locked in at 10 font in size.
However, when i start a New Msg from the toolbar of IE 5.5, the font is 12
ssome
> Try resettting the option under Tools/Option/Read and then click the Fonts
> button and set the desired font and size there. You may be confusing "what
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> >
> > ssome
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 01 Dec 2006 14:33 GMT
Are you using stationery?
If stationery has font size set it over rides the setting im Compose.

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> This all happens in New Msg from OE Inbox. locked in at 10 font in size.
> However, when i start a New Msg from the toolbar of IE 5.5, the font is 12
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>> > to NGs or msgs
>> > How do i unlock this 10 plague?
ssome - 01 Dec 2006 18:38 GMT
Yep, it set it. i thought that i had taken out signatures and background
from stationery.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery\BackGrnd.htm
thanks; now to test it.
> Are you using stationery?
> If stationery has font size set it over rides the setting im Compose.
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> >> > to NGs or msgs
> >> > How do i unlock this 10 plague?
ssome - 01 Dec 2006 21:10 GMT
a good reminder for all
i forgot that stationery was an HTML file
so many times we use background as a GIF or JPG
a simple look at the html code for the created stationery from the GIF
showed
font=10
thanks
ssome
> Are you using stationery?
> If stationery has font size set it over rides the setting im Compose.
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> >> > to NGs or msgs
> >> > How do i unlock this 10 plague?