I switched over to Calibri as my default font in Word 2003 as well as 2007,
and thought it looked a bit fuzzy. I d/l the Windows Clear Type Power Toy
and had it adjusted, and everything looks much clearer now, even print on
web pages. My question is--I know that I have turned this on before, long
ago when I first installed XP on this partition. I'm wondering if there was
anything that might have turned it off. I find it hard to believe that this
new clarity is all in my head.

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Paul
Office 2007
XP SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501

Start > Help and Support > In the search box type clear type (enter).
If you're in Windows XP you will get one task:
Use Clear Type for screen fonts.

Follow the instructions. Your options are (standard) or (clear type)
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"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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:I switched over to Calibri as my default font in Word 2003 as well as 2007,
: and thought it looked a bit fuzzy. I d/l the Windows Clear Type Power Toy
: and had it adjusted, and everything looks much clearer now, even print on
: web pages. My question is--I know that I have turned this on before, long
: ago when I first installed XP on this partition. I'm wondering if there
was
: anything that might have turned it off. I find it hard to believe that
this
: new clarity is all in my head.
:
: --
: Paul
: Office 2007
: XP SP3
: Dell Inspiron 1501
:
:
:

Just realized that I installed a new theme--Royale. I really do like it...
but perhaps that did it?

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Paul
Office 2007
XP SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I switched over to Calibri as my default font in Word 2003 as well as 2007,
>and thought it looked a bit fuzzy. I d/l the Windows Clear Type Power Toy
>and had it adjusted, and everything looks much clearer now, even print on
>web pages. My question is--I know that I have turned this on before, long
>ago when I first installed XP on this partition. I'm wondering if there was
>anything that might have turned it off. I find it hard to believe that this
>new clarity is all in my head.
>
> --
> Paul
> Office 2007
> XP SP3
> Dell Inspiron 1501
>
>
>

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:19:49 -0700, "Paul"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I switched over to Calibri as my default font in Word 2003 as well as 2007,
>and thought it looked a bit fuzzy. I d/l the Windows Clear Type Power Toy
>and had it adjusted, and everything looks much clearer now, even print on
>web pages. My question is--I know that I have turned this on before, long
>ago when I first installed XP on this partition. I'm wondering if there was
>anything that might have turned it off. I find it hard to believe that this
>new clarity is all in my head.

Hi Paul,

Prior to reading your post I had not heard of Clear Type.

I got it, and if the changes you saw were in your head, you
are not alone. The difference I see is very significant, and
very helpful to my tired eyes.

(I'm not certain that I am interpreting your "question"
correctly, but to see if you have turned it off, just check
Control Panel | Clear Type.

There is a check box to turn it on and off.

All the best,
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Kenneth

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Kenneth wrote:

> "Paul" wrote:
>
>> I switched over to Calibri as my default font in Word 2003 as well as 2007,
>> and thought it looked a bit fuzzy. I d/l the Windows Clear Type Power Toy
>> and had it adjusted, and everything looks much clearer now, even print on
>> web pages. My question is--I know that I have turned this on before, long
>> ago when I first installed XP on this partition. I'm wondering if there was
>> anything that might have turned it off. I find it hard to believe that this
>> new clarity is all in my head.
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> Prior to reading your post I had not heard of Clear Type.
>
> I got it, and if the changes you saw were in your head, you
> are not alone. The difference I see is very significant, and
> very helpful to my tired eyes.
>
> (I'm not certain that I am interpreting your "question"
> correctly, but to see if you have turned it off, just check
> Control Panel | Clear Type.
>
> There is a check box to turn it on and off.
>

I don't have that separate Control Panel, nor that Power Toy
installed, but in the default install (some Service Pack) there
is an option under the Display Control Panel : Appearance-tab :
Effects ...-button : (a Checkbox with a dropdown-list)
[ ] 'Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:
_Standard
_Clear Type


Paul, you or something you did/installed/ran may have changed this.


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