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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 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
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>
Rohn, you are not one of the shills.
I was referring to the same posters you mentioned in your last line. They are more active on some of the other threads.
Today I saw this:
It looks like Lenovo are at least asking questions now. Being one of the big guys and a key MS partner, hopefully Lenovo can use their considerable influence to force Microsoft to take this issue seriously.
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>