what font to use

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Lisa

What is the best font to use for all browsers and for the
eye to see and just in your opinion.

For: hyperlinks & regular text

Thanks

Lisa
 
Any of these groups:
Arial, Helvetica, san-serif
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif
My preference is Verdana
Eleanor
 
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What is the best font to use for all browsers and for the
eye to see and just in your opinion.

For: hyperlinks & regular text
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I like

body, p, td, td {font-family: sans-serif; }

because it works on every system, regardless of what fonts
are installed. If you want a bit more control, specify
fonts in order of preferance, such as:

body, p, td, td {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif; }

Although serif fonts are easier to read in print, most
designers feel that computer monitors don't have enough
resolution to display them clearly, especially in small
sizes. That's why most sites you see today use sans serif.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
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What if you don't have all those selections in FP can I
just add them to the html? will it take?

Also font sizes: I want 11 pt but don't have it and can't
seem to overwrite it like in word. Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
The most common fonts out there are Arial (Windows), Helvetica (Macintosh),
Courier, and Times New Roman. Take your pick.

One other note: If you're not sure about a font, you can specify any number
of alternate fonts in a font tag. Example:

<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Courier, Times New Roman" size="2">

If the browser's machine doesn't support the first, it will check for each
successive one until it finds one that it does have. If it doesn't have any
of them, it will go with the default font (which is almost always Times New
Roman).

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11 is really quite small. I know I would have to enlarge it from within the
browser settings.
Eleanor
 
Lisa said:
What if you don't have all those selections in FP can I
just add them to the html? will it take?
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Yes, just type the list into the HTML, or into any Font Combo Box.

I've been ragging on Microsoft through several release now to modify
all their Font dialog boxes to support multiple fonts. I'd like to see
one of those "Fonts to Use", "Font Not To Use", layouts, with <<Use,
Don't Use>>, Move Up, Move Down buttons. Oh well.
Also font sizes: I want 11 pt but don't have it and can't
seem to overwrite it like in word. Any suggestions?
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In both FP2002 and FP2003 you can; perhaps you need to upgrade.

In older versions, I think you could overtype the Font Size in the CSS
dialog boxes before you could do so in Format Font. Try going there.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
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Any of these groups:

My preference is Verdana
Eleanor
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Or, how about "Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"

This font statement should be used mostly for heading and short
paragraphs. If you have a lot of text for the reader, use a font
with serif's like "Times Roman, Times New Roman, Times".
 
Lisa said:
What if you don't have all those selections in FP can I
just add them to the html? will it take?

Also font sizes: I want 11 pt but don't have it and can't
seem to overwrite it like in word. Any suggestions?

Thanks
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I really hate sites that specify a point size. The text should be specified
as Normal so that the user sees it in the size they find comfortable.
 
How about Arial or Verdana? for the text (reading area)
Is that a good one? I don't like Times NewRoman.

thanks!
 
Yes, those are very commonly used.
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| How about Arial or Verdana? for the text (reading area)
| Is that a good one? I don't like Times NewRoman.
|
| thanks!
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:01:33 -0800, "E. T. Culling"
| >
| >>Any of these groups:
| >>
| >>My preference is Verdana
| >>Eleanor
| >
| >Or, how about "Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-
| serif"
| >
| >This font statement should be used mostly for heading and
| short
| >paragraphs. If you have a lot of text for the reader, use
| a font
| >with serif's like "Times Roman, Times New Roman, Times".
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
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