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Subject:Re: On-line Help: Arial v. Times New Roman From:Bob Bench <BoBB -at- SLC -dot- TWC -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:01:19 -0600
Ron D Rhodes wrote:
"....a savvy HDK developer told me that, for on-line help,
Times New Roman is harder to read than Arial.
I consequently took a fresh look at my help file and now I
think she might be right. Is she right?"
I prefer the Verdana font. It is a sans serif font with letter
forms and letter spacing optimized for on-screen viewing.
You can download it without charge from Microsoft's web site.
Bob Bench
Technical Writer
Northwest Pipeline Corp.
Salt Lake City, Utah
bobb -at- slc -dot- twc -dot- com
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