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- From: tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer)
- Subject: Re: What font do you write/type in?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.013343.27686@datamark.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 01:33:43 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.184548.19412@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Jul27.160453.22807@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Jul28.171040.8565@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1992Jul28.171040.8565@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> lputnam@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Lee P Putnam) writes:
- >There have been numerous postings in this group about the correct format
- >that one should use when SUBMITTING a peice of writing. I was wondering
- >though what font/style people use in WRITING. For example, when I write on
- >this mac, I tend to write with Hel. 9pt single spacing. But when I
- >finish I "puff" it up by changing font, size, etc.
-
- Well, I WYSIWYG away happily all day in Zapf Calligraphic (Palatino)
- 11 and 13 point. (It's then displayed at 85% size on my 800*600 pixel
- 14" screen.)
-
- I don't have the option of choosing fonts after the piece is written
- because a lot of my work is maintenance of existing documents.
-
- Anyway, I got a fast computer so I really could WYSIWYG proerly. (For
- the techos - 486/33 with Word for Windows.)
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