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Andy Petro
Dec 28, 2012, 10:22:08 PM12/28/12
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what is the best font to use for-email
Bruce Hagen
Dec 28, 2012, 10:34:36 PM12/28/12
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"Andy Petro" <andy....@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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crisp. Tahoma and Calabri are commonly used. Some people use exotic fonts,
but keep in mind that if you use a font that the recipient doesn't have, it
will show as a font they do have. All this also assumes that they are
reading in HTML as well.
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> what is the best font to use for-email
That is 99% your preference. I use Ariel as at least to me, it is clear and
> what is the best font to use for-email
crisp. Tahoma and Calabri are commonly used. Some people use exotic fonts,
but keep in mind that if you use a font that the recipient doesn't have, it
will show as a font they do have. All this also assumes that they are
reading in HTML as well.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010
Imperial Beach, CA
Twayne
Dec 29, 2012, 11:46:07 AM12/29/12
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In news:kblnkj$tqg$1...@dont-email.me,
Andy Petro <andy....@sympatico.ca> typed:
computers will/can work with. Arial is OK as are most other standard fonts.
Personally, I use Verdana because it seems easier to read IMO. It's larger
than most standard fonts, has wder letter spacing and the dots above i and j
are easier to see.
Truthfully though I mostly use clearType because I'm on LCD and LED
monitors. But for me at least Verdana is my choice for mail and the 'net in
general.
http://www.fonts.com/font/microsoft-corporation/verdana is one of many
sites that talk about Verdana font, some old, some not so old. One place
even said not to use it because you had to set it to 85% to imitate the size
of Arial; BFD IMO. I personally don't find Arial all that easy to read. Even
my web sites are written in Verdana font as one of the family members.
HTH,
Twayne`
Andy Petro <andy....@sympatico.ca> typed:
> what is the best font to use for-email
It's really a personal decsion; just keep it to something most other
computers will/can work with. Arial is OK as are most other standard fonts.
Personally, I use Verdana because it seems easier to read IMO. It's larger
than most standard fonts, has wder letter spacing and the dots above i and j
are easier to see.
Truthfully though I mostly use clearType because I'm on LCD and LED
monitors. But for me at least Verdana is my choice for mail and the 'net in
general.
http://www.fonts.com/font/microsoft-corporation/verdana is one of many
sites that talk about Verdana font, some old, some not so old. One place
even said not to use it because you had to set it to 85% to imitate the size
of Arial; BFD IMO. I personally don't find Arial all that easy to read. Even
my web sites are written in Verdana font as one of the family members.
HTH,
Twayne`
DAS
Dec 30, 2012, 4:25:48 PM12/30/12
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Keep it simple. Stick to plain text...
DAS
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Twayne
Dec 30, 2012, 9:02:45 PM12/30/12
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Umm, what made you think I didn't stick to Plain Text? I use it for most all
my Sends unless there is a reason to need the HTML or Rich Text setting. I
also read only in Plain Text. It's a quick ALT-SHIFT-H to switch it to html
mode if I decide I need to, which is very seldom with the exceptoin of my
sister's e-mails.
Curious: Is nob...@nospam.co.uk something set aside for this use, or is it
something you made up?
HTH,
Twayne`
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DAS <nob...@nospam.co.uk> typed:
my Sends unless there is a reason to need the HTML or Rich Text setting. I
also read only in Plain Text. It's a quick ALT-SHIFT-H to switch it to html
mode if I decide I need to, which is very seldom with the exceptoin of my
sister's e-mails.
Curious: Is nob...@nospam.co.uk something set aside for this use, or is it
something you made up?
HTH,
Twayne`
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DAS <nob...@nospam.co.uk> typed:
> Keep it simple. Stick to plain text...
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DAS
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Made up but checked it did not lead anywhere.
My comment about plain text was aimed at the OP, not you. Should have put
hos/her ID in. I 'replied' to your post because I don't like forking (if
that's a verb in this context) threads.
DAS
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My comment about plain text was aimed at the OP, not you. Should have put
hos/her ID in. I 'replied' to your post because I don't like forking (if
that's a verb in this context) threads.
DAS
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