How to restore default fonts for Apple Mail display?

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How to restore default fonts for Apple Mail display?

I inadvertently changed the default font for Apple Mail while testing out making an email signature. I can't find the original, default font. Might have seen "system font" but cannot find it to restore. I hate the way my mail displays with any of the few font options I now see. Even Helvetica is hard to read. I am not comfortable using Terminal. Using Big Sur.

How can I reset Apple Mail to default settings especially the fonts?

TIA

iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Feb 26, 2023 10:57 AM

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a brody

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Feb 26, 2023 11:26 AM in response to TurksCap

Try using the shift key when launching Mail. Also if you are fairly confident that you know all the passwords, you can also locate the com.apple.mail.plist file and move it onto your desktop when Mail is not running.

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TurksCap Author

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Feb 26, 2023 04:20 PM in response to a brody

Thank you, I tried the shift key launch, but that didn't work.

When you say "if you are fairly confident that you know all the passwords" do you mean the passwords for my 5 Apple Internet accounts for Apple Mail, or my Mac's Admin and User passwords, or my Apple ID? Or are there others I need to worry about?

Before upgrading to Big Sur I kept losing passwords stored in keychain or keychain got messed up (can't remember exact problem), so I'm loath to mess with too many stored passwords.

TIA

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a brody

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Feb 27, 2023 05:06 PM in response to TurksCap

Your Mail accounts. Cause deleting the plist file could affect Mail account configuration, Nothing to do with your Apple ID except if using an iCloud email account on @mac.com or @me.com or @icloud.com

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