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The jackbooted keyboard of the Nanny State..... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2023
OP
Thanks. you just saved me precious time this morning. Calibri is certainly easier on the eye! n/t
msfiddlestix
Jan 2023
#2
Probably because the default font for Microsoft Word has changed from Times New Roman to Calibri.
Mister Ed
Jan 2023
#4
Why are tax dollars still being spent to rent the anti-standard Microsoft products?
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2023
#5
edhopper
(33,635 posts)1. For those who wonder
Times New Roman
Calibri
msfiddlestix
(7,286 posts)2. Thanks. you just saved me precious time this morning. Calibri is certainly easier on the eye! n/t
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,647 posts)3. 14-point, too. His vision must be failing faster than mine.
I'm wearing my brand new computer-use and sewing glasses this morning for the first time. They help.
Mister Ed
(5,944 posts)4. Probably because the default font for Microsoft Word has changed from Times New Roman to Calibri.
Last edited Wed Jan 18, 2023, 01:46 PM - Edit history (1)
If staffers make no effort to customize their font, they'll automatically be in keeping with the new guideline.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,467 posts)5. Why are tax dollars still being spent to rent the anti-standard Microsoft products?
brooklynite
(94,757 posts)6. As opposed to what applications?
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,467 posts)7. LibreOffice produces standards-based files.
brooklynite
(94,757 posts)9. Do you know of any company or agency that uses open source software?
And given the universality of Microsoft Office, why isn't that the "standard"?
keithbvadu2
(36,949 posts)8. Figured out the cheapest font... but has a disadvantage
Which fonts use the least ink?
https://www.ebmltd.co.uk/tips-and-advice/which-fonts-uses-the-least-ink/
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)10. I love Century Gothic and Garamond!
Must be my inner cheapskate showing through.