Aptos Narrow

Anonymous
2024-01-23T17:33:54+00:00

Can someone explain the reasoning behind Microsoft's decision to switch its default font to Aptos Narrow? This is an uncommon font. Adobe's distiller doesn't know what to do with it. Even some who are using different versions of Office are having a hard time dealing with the sudden and completely unexpected change.

I hope that the default is switched back to a common font type SOON, because this is going to be a BIG PROBLEM for systems administrators.

This is one of the dumbest things Microsoft has ever done, and that list is a long one.

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Anonymous
2024-02-13T14:59:23+00:00

Was there a feature request that had tons of votes, all demanding a default font change from Calibri to Aptos Narrow and that it would be a wonderful change that would significantly enhance the lives of Microsoft Office users across the globe?

If there was such a feature request, then I apologize for the rest of this post.

Or was the "extensive research and testing" something that was performed internally in a lab at Microsoft with insufficient outside influence?

My dear Excel team (I love Excel), please try to keep new features focused on the things that people in the community are requesting. The Power BI team does a great job of this. They work on the things that people are requesting rather than forcing "ivory tower" decisions on the product.

Honestly, this is the kind of thing that "Steve Ballmer Microsoft" would have done. Did Steve Ballmer make a visit to the Microsoft campus recently and wield his influence with the old-timers on the Excel team? 😀

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2024-01-23T17:50:39+00:00

Microsoft made the decision to switch to Aptos Narrow as the default font for Microsoft Office because it is a modern, clean, and legible font that is optimized for on-screen reading. It was chosen based on extensive research and testing to improve the overall user experience.

However, we understand that some users may prefer a different font, and we encourage you to customize your font settings to your liking.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-24T12:57:47+00:00

    There are a lot of businesses that are either not as big as they were or have gone completely because the ignored or upset customers and chose to think they knew better - perhaps the start of a slippery slope Microsoft?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-23T19:10:56+00:00

    If the only way you can keep your job at MS is to continually change the user interface, please for the love of GOD stop. Spend your time Adding features, fix stuff that is broken.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-24T15:59:59+00:00

    The problem with Aptos Narrow is, it is NOT a clean font, it comes up fuzzy and a bit difficult to read. It is a very poor font to be honest. As Jason has noted, Adobe distiller simply does not know what to do with the font. Another unnecessary and unwanted MS change for is users.

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