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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / January 2007Easy to read fonts - small
I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... How small and do you want a serif or sans serif font? Trebuchet MS is quite clear at size 8.  SignatureRae Drysdale > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Great .. I original did it in Agency FB size 8. It was only ok eye catching ..... but I wanted to try something else. Glad to see your response. I will try the serif and sans to see what they look like. > How small and do you want a serif or sans serif font? Trebuchet MS is quite > clear at size 8. > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... How can I get the sans serif fonts? > How small and do you want a serif or sans serif font? Trebuchet MS is quite > clear at size 8. > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Sans serif fonts are fonts that are very plain without 'feet'. Arial is sans serif as is Trebuchet MS and Agency. Serif fonts have little 'feet' along the bottom as Times New Roman. The little 'feet' are called serifs and sans is French for 'without' so sans serif means without serifs. Supposedly serif fonts are easier to read on paper and sans serif when projected. However when you get quite small the serifs can make the font look cluttered and harder to read. Another thing is that some fonts come in condensed form which means they are quite thin in width and therefore don't take up much space across the page. With a condensed font you can usually use it at a larger size. Hope this helps. SignatureRae Drysdale > How can I get the sans serif fonts? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Thanks this is something new that I had now idea about (letters with little feet)! But if you had to recommend a font for me to use that is pretty decent (Out of the many that I have to choose from) what would the font be? I just want the catalog to be small so that I can get as much text on the page as possible. However when I go to print I would like my customers to be able to read the text also... Tell me what you think ..... if you had to pick a font which would it be? > Sans serif fonts are fonts that are very plain without 'feet'. Arial is sans > serif as is Trebuchet MS and Agency. Serif fonts have little 'feet' along the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Why don't you try printing out some sample text in a variety of fonts (including those suggested earlier) in the size you propose to use and see what looks best to you? SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Thanks this is something new that I had now idea about (letters with little > feet)! But if you had to recommend a font for me to use that is pretty [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Thanks Suzane I did do this also but I got a bit overwelmed because they all started to look alike after while. Therefore the help I proposed was more for guidance on you alls ideas of what's more affective and easy on the eyes to the readers. > Why don't you try printing out some sample text in a variety of fonts > (including those suggested earlier) in the size you propose to use and see [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > size that > > > > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Choosing a font is always difficult. I would keep it simple and use something like Berlin Sans FB or Gill Sans MT. Be careful that you don't put too much text on the page and that you leave white space which allows the publication to 'breathe' and is somewhere to rest the eyes. Documents that are heavy with text are a chore to read and put readers off. Not something you want to do with a catalogue especially. SignatureRae Drysdale > Thanks this is something new that I had now idea about (letters with little > feet)! But if you had to recommend a font for me to use that is pretty [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... Thanks for this Rae! This was the information that I was looking for to get me on the right track ... I now think that I have enough information to move forward on my project. This was a great help! > Choosing a font is always difficult. I would keep it simple and use something > like Berlin Sans FB or Gill Sans MT. Be careful that you don't put too much [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > > > > I'm trying to create a catalog in Publisher and I need a font and size that > > > > > > is small but easy to read once completed? Please advise... |
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