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rendering the fonts in word 2013 is horrible!
Will Microsoft change it?
This is a similar problem like with Internet Explorer 9 & 10.
What is going on?
IE8 works good, Office 2010 also...
Then?
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Check under File>Options>Advanced>Display and check the box for "Use subpixel positioning to smooth fonts on screen" and also try changing the setting for "Disable hardware graphics acceleration"
Pete,
I thought I had a spare licence for Office 2010 but it turns out I don't.
Therefore I have been unable to try it on windows 8.1. :(
Pete,
I haven't tried Office 2010 on Windows 8.1.
I did try Office 2013 on Windows 7 and the font rendering was almost as bad as it is on Windows 8.
I do remember reading a comment from someone on one of these threads (I can't find it now) and they said Office 2010 renders fonts clearly on Windows 8.
If I get a chance tonight, I will install Office 2010 on Windows 8.1 and see what it looks like.
Thanks for replying Dr Geek. I'll be very interested to know what you find if you do get a chance to test Office 2010 in Windows 8.1.
If Office 2010 is just as clear in Windows 8.1 as in Windows 7 you'd assume it was a pretty straightforward for Microsoft to give you the option of disabling their new blurry font rendering system-wide for non tablet users.
Pete,
I haven't tried Office 2010 on Windows 8.1.
I did try Office 2013 on Windows 7 and the font rendering was almost as bad as it is on Windows 8.
I do remember reading a comment from someone on one of these threads (I can't find it now) and they said Office 2010 renders fonts clearly on Windows 8.
If I get a chance tonight, I will install Office 2010 on Windows 8.1 and see what it looks like.
Hi Dr Geek
wonder if you could comment on how Office 2010 looks in Windows 8.1. I see from your comment that you've reverted to Windows 7 with Office 2010 to get clear text. I need to upgrade my PC, and have been reading with interest the comments online, and thought Microsoft would've sorted things by now (clearly not on their priorities list!).
If you use Office 2010 on Windows 8.1 do you get perfectly clear text, or does Windows 8.1 even mess up font rendering in Office 2010? Guess I'm just wondering whether I need to buy a Windows 7 PC, or if Windows 8.1 could be livable with if I stick with Office 2010 software, and download Firefox or Opera to use as a browser rather than IE 11. I'd even read online that some updated versions of Windows 7 are also imposing this new style of blurry font rendering on users...
many thanks!
Pete