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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"
Found a solution. Worked on Windows 8.1 laptop and Windows 2012 RDS both running Office 2013.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/blurry-fonts-poor-display-scaling-office-2013
If link doesnt work just, go to properties of your shortcut then check mark "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings"
I believe there a plenty of Microsoft shills posting on this and similar relevant forums in an underhanded attempt to downplay the blurry text issue.
"Providing confident 'this will fix it' tweaks" which make absolutely no difference, is just one of the many tactics they use.
I have already tried this "fix" more than once.
I have also tried all the other "miracle" fixes mentioned in various forums and NONE have made any difference.
The font rendering in Office 2013 is still dreadfully blurry compared to Office 2010 which is perfectly clear.
IE11 is even worse.
I believe there a plenty of Microsoft shills posting on this and similar relevant forums in an underhanded attempt to downplay the blurry text issue.
"Providing confident 'this will fix it' tweaks" which make absolutely no difference, is just one of the many tactics they use.
Hey geek:
Since I'm one of the accused shills l will reply to your "observation".
If you read through my history you'll see that I am anything other than a MS shill, even with a MVP. Since I was lucky enough to not encounter the problem I cannot report on a fix that worked for me personally. BUT EVERY fix I suggest does not come from MS, they come from other users who have posted the problem on this forum and CONFIRMED that the fix worked for them.
The issue is that Office 365 (especially on Windows 8) represents a massive set of new program code. Word 2013 is using a new "display engine" that has caused some other new issues. We have seen confirmed reports that different "fixes" have solved the problem for various users so apparently the problem is being generated in more than one way, in more than one place.
On the other hand, I do concede there are a few posters who I also consider shills <grin> <sigh>