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WYSI(N)WYG? Courier New TT not displayed below 80% View
I am using Courier New font because I want a non-proportional font.
Courier New is a True Type font. It works fine for View scaling percentages down to 80%. But below 80%, Excel reverts to displaying a proportional font -- Arial, I think. (Note: The Format Font remains Courier New.) Is there any way that I can work around this? Is there a different non-proportional font that I can use that avoids this limitation? I want to be able to set the View scaling percentage to as low as 60%. But I want a non-proportional font so that all interstitial characters line up (not just a decimal point, for exampe). I thought that was the point of True Type fonts: they are scalable. |
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WYSI(N)WYG? Courier New TT not displayed below 80% View
Most fonts run into this problem below 80%. I believe "Terminal" font may be
the only one that still displays at lower percentages. HTH, Elkar " wrote: I am using Courier New font because I want a non-proportional font. Courier New is a True Type font. It works fine for View scaling percentages down to 80%. But below 80%, Excel reverts to displaying a proportional font -- Arial, I think. (Note: The Format Font remains Courier New.) Is there any way that I can work around this? Is there a different non-proportional font that I can use that avoids this limitation? I want to be able to set the View scaling percentage to as low as 60%. But I want a non-proportional font so that all interstitial characters line up (not just a decimal point, for exampe). I thought that was the point of True Type fonts: they are scalable. |
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This post by Debra Dalgleish will help:
You can change a registry setting to prevent this from happening (make a backup copy of the registry first): 1. From the Start button, choose Run 2. Type regedit then click OK 3. Click the + sign to the left of HKEY_CURRENT_USER 4. Open Software, Microsoft, Office, 9.0, Excel, Options 5. Choose EditNewDWORD Value 6. Type the name for the DWORD: FontSub 7. Press Enter to complete the renaming 8. Choose EditModify 9. Type 0 as the value, select Decimal, and click OK 10. Close the Registry Editor ============ 9.0 (in step 4) will have to match the version of excel that you're using. 2003 = Version 11 2002 = version 10 2000 = version 9 .... wrote: I am using Courier New font because I want a non-proportional font. Courier New is a True Type font. It works fine for View scaling percentages down to 80%. But below 80%, Excel reverts to displaying a proportional font -- Arial, I think. (Note: The Format Font remains Courier New.) Is there any way that I can work around this? Is there a different non-proportional font that I can use that avoids this limitation? I want to be able to set the View scaling percentage to as low as 60%. But I want a non-proportional font so that all interstitial characters line up (not just a decimal point, for exampe). I thought that was the point of True Type fonts: they are scalable. -- Dave Peterson |
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On Dec 4, 11:47 am, Dave Peterson wrote:
This post by Debra Dalgleish will help: You can change a registry setting to prevent this from happening (make a backup copy of the registry first): Thanks. I will keep this for future reference. But I am relunctant to change a Registry setting without knowing all the ramifications of the change. I think KB 829389 answers most of my questions. But I need to chew on it for a while. Thanks again. PS: Another reasons for my relunctance is that I have never backed up and restored the Registry. The Help information that I found did not answer all my questions. I can continue to poke around for information. But if some kind soul would like to offer a step-by-step procedure for both back-up and restore, I would appreciate it. Alternatively, I would be happy with a pointer to a concise procedure "for dummies". |
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ps. I could also double click on a .reg file and it'll update the registry. So
you want to be careful with those files, too. Dave Peterson wrote: I do this in Windows XP (Home): Windows start button Run type: Regedit (and hit enter) File|Export Check the "All" button (don't use the Selected Branch) Save the .reg file with a nice name and in a nice location. Becareful when you're making changes in the registry. There's no "are you sure" prompts. And you'd use File|import to import the registry. wrote: On Dec 4, 11:47 am, Dave Peterson wrote: This post by Debra Dalgleish will help: You can change a registry setting to prevent this from happening (make a backup copy of the registry first): Thanks. I will keep this for future reference. But I am relunctant to change a Registry setting without knowing all the ramifications of the change. I think KB 829389 answers most of my questions. But I need to chew on it for a while. Thanks again. PS: Another reasons for my relunctance is that I have never backed up and restored the Registry. The Help information that I found did not answer all my questions. I can continue to poke around for information. But if some kind soul would like to offer a step-by-step procedure for both back-up and restore, I would appreciate it. Alternatively, I would be happy with a pointer to a concise procedure "for dummies". -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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