alextj Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 The font list in Microsoft Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, Power Point etc) shows unbelievably ugly fonts. I have provided a screenshot as an attachment. Anti-aliasing is for some reason turned off in the font list. I've been looking around but I can't find a solution. Does anyone have any idea if there is a way to fix this mess?I use Windows 7, I have ClearType enabled and configured, I have font edge smoothing enabled and fonts generally look nice in any program. Both, Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007 have all the latest available service packs and updates installed.I am trying to convince my mother that she can use Windows 7 over Mac, but it would be really hard with fonts looking like that. Please help! :PThanks,Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Open Google and enter' Free Fonts'. You will be offered hundreds of thousands to download and install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 There are many, many more fonts in the list than have been shown in your example.I can't see a cause for your complaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 The drop down menu of fonts is relatively low resolution - but sufficient for you to see the general outline and assist your selection of a font to use in your document.The actual text that appears on screen and your printer has much greater depth and clarity.I find it adequate for its intended purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 The drop down menu of fonts is relatively low resolution - but sufficient for you to see the general outline and assist your selection of a font to use in your document.The actual text that appears on screen and your printer has much greater depth and clarity.I find it adequate for its intended purpose.The above is very true, but why not try what I suggested and have a look at alternative fonts. So many are available that I doubt that you would have time to try installing them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextj Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Alan understood what I meant - the problem is not the amount of fonts - it's the bad rendering of the fonts in the drop down list.Yes Alan, it works good enough for most of us. I am a programmer, I have no problem with it, I use Windows machine daily and have no problem with all that. My mother on the other hand is a designer, and this is just one of many "bad things" that Windows has that makes her say "I'm not going to use it". She has a good eye for fonts and it is kinda pain in the ass to select a fitting font from that list, when they all look screwed up.Judging from your replies it is not possible to make the fonts render nicely.I was just trying to convince her that she can use Windows laptop instead of Macintosh (which is ridiculously expencive), but I guess the ugly truth is that Windows is still years behind Mac when it comes to design.Anyway, thanks for your replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 There was available at one time a small program that would print out small samples of all the fonts available on a Windows machine.I've not seen it for a while and I can't remember the name. Perhaps someone else can point you towards it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I have used THIS ONE which prints the alphabet and numerals in lower and upper case as a horizontal line under the name of each font. Although not included in the list of OS's supported - it works OK in Vista and Windows 7.I have not tried Linux (and never will).Alternatively you can print a sample page of each font using Windows.This will print a sample page for each font with the text "The quick brown fox etc" for each font size from the smallest to largest down the page.Control PanelFontsHold down Ctrl key and click on each font you want to print (Ctrl + A if you wish to select all)Go to FilePrintThis will bring up a print box for each font selectedYou will need to click "Print" or "OK" in the print dialog box for each font you selected as they are printed one by one.If you have selected a lot of fonts be prepared to sit at the computer for quite some time - and remember to load your printer with half a forest of paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextj Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Okay, thank you for the workaround suggestions Alan!Although not very convenient, both will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextj Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Blah :PShe bought MacBook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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