why the fonts in word 2013 are blurry?

Anonymous
2013-01-31T05:32:47+00:00

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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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-02-07T22:33:51+00:00

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"

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-11-02T21:35:15+00:00

    I've tried everything and nothing worked. Office 2013 is too ugly (interface and fonts) that I had to go back to version 2010. 

    Obvious problem is that Microsoft gave up ClearType technology and the interface is simplified in order to get the speed and low resource for tablet market but all for nothing if doing so irritating desktop users.

    I do not understand why they could not make a simple option where the user could have to choose whether he wants his application to be beautiful or a little demanding in resources. I'm not a lover of beauty but it is really torture for the eyes.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-16T13:43:29+00:00

    This is don't help me

    In that case rather than tacking on to a question that has been marked ANSWERED  you should start a new one.

    The more details you provide up front, the sooner you stand a chance of getting a reply that works.

    Describe your problem in detail.

    In detail, describe the steps you have taken to try and fix the problem. You can include a link back to this question if you wish.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-16T12:03:42+00:00

    This is don't help me

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-09T21:08:58+00:00

    If you are using windows 8, do a search for ClearType Text and enable "Turn on Clear Type". That fix my problem for me.

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