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- Video: What if fonts were people?
- Premise: What if fonts were people? What if those people unionized? And what if that union controlled access choice employment in word processor programs like Microsoft Word and Final Draft? Yep, it would result in inter-typeface violence, with a touch of supervillainy. by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Video, Font, Word Processors, Software, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- How do I install and use fonts in Linux?
- Jack Wallen shows you how to install True Type fonts on your Fedora or Ubuntu Linux machine and how to make key applications such as OpenOffice and Scribus aware of those fonts. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Directory, Linux, Font, Scribus, *TTF, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Backward compatibility problems have long plagued Microsoft Office users
- With every new version of Office, Micrsoft keeps doing things to 'improve' the product. Mostly these are in the form of new features like Office 2007's ribbon, which is supposed to make it easier to use, but just gets in the way. One of the things that...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Font, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Change the font Windows XP displays in Windows Explorer
- Windows Explorer and My Computer display the same font that Windows XP uses for icon titles on your desktop: Tahoma, 8 point. If you want to change the font or font size used in Windows Explorer, follow these steps: Access the Display Properties dialog box by right-clicking...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Explorer, Font, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- How do I... Create a 3D logo in GIMP?
- The GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP is the open source answer to Photoshop. There are many who would disagree with that statement, but when you really get into it, GIMP can do pretty much everything Photoshop can do and do it just as easily. One thing GIMP...
- Tags: 3D, Gradient, Logo, GNU, GIMP, Font, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- How do I... Use Flash animation to duplicate the marquee tag effect?
- Most Web designers and developers are glad that the marquee tag is dead and buried. However, if you have a boss or a client that is insistent upon using the marquee tag in a Web site, you do have an option that allows for a lot more control in the...
- Tags: Flash Animation, Box, Animation, Font, Instance Name, John Lee
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Create your own special characters in Windows XP
- If you've ever wanted to create your own font or maybe just a special character -- for example, a character showing your initials for when you wish to approve documents with your "signature" -- you can easily create your own special characters using a hidden Windows XP tool called the...
- Tags: Font, Character, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- ASP.NET basics: Working with the TextBox control
- Developers often overlook basic programming options in favor of new or cool ways to deliver results. This is true for many of the standard ASP.NET features. A good example is the TextBox Web control, which offers plenty of options for building applications. This week, I take a closer look at...
- Tags: Technique, Control, Microsoft ASP.NET, Property, Server, Font, TextBox1, OnTextChanged, TextBox1_TextChanged, CSS, .Net, C#, Middleware, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- Remove unwanted blank pages inserted after a Word table
- An easier wayThere is a much simpler way to do this, which I have practised for 15 years. Just format that last paragraph as "hidden", and that irritating page will disappear.RE: Remove unwanted blank pages inserted after a Word tablewow it is great, but just wanted to know how we...
- Tags: Word processors, bengtaj, Word Table, font, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- Convert Word graphics to AutoShapes to type text directly on your images
- While you can use a text box to add a word or two to your Word document pictures, it is easier to position text typed directly onto the picture itself. While Word does not let you type directly onto a pasted picture, it does let you add text to AutoShapes....
- Tags: Toolbar, Font, Graphics, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Default text size in Outlook E-mail window
- Looking for a Registry setting that will allow me to set the text size in the seperate E-mail reading window for an end user who needs larger text and hates to keep using the text size tool every time they open an E-mail. Is there such a default setting in...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Outlook e-mail, bitbob@..., font, HTML, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, window
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- set default font in word
- i am looking for a script which can set a default font in word.... any help will be appreciated...
- Tags: vinonly@..., font
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Support rich text with the Yahoo! User Interface Library
- During a recent project, my team's task was to redesign a Web page that utilized an ActiveX control as a rich text editor. One goal of the project was to replace the ActiveX control with a more standardized approach. We chose to use the rich text editor available with the...
- Tags: HTML, Yahoo! Inc., Toolbar, JavaScript, Font, Title, Rich Text Editor, Buttons Property, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2007-11-05
- Font Size in XLS Style Sheet
- I'm an XML newbie, and need some assistance with setting the font size in my xsl style sheet. When I add the tag to my style sheet, the size and face will change on the header text in the document, but will not change on any of my...
- Tags: GSG, font, XML, style sheet
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Change the default font in Word 2007
- Word 2007's Normal template uses a new default font, Calibri 11. If you have been using Times New Roman or Arial 12 as your default font, you still can -- simply change the default. For example, to change the default font for the document you are working on to Arial...
- Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Font, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Ann Richardson
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- Change the default font in Word 2007
- Boring fontsI appreciate the information in the article, but why on Earth change your default font to Times or Arial?...they're terrible!Please consider using something more interesting... Garamond, Optima, Palatino, Chelthingham, Goudy, Olympia.There is a lot to say about proper use of typefaces and good design practice.
- Tags: nsmith@..., Microsoft Word, font, Microsoft Word 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- MAC? Bad fonts or Bad profile?
- I am having a very strange font issue on 2 MAC's. Being from a PC background I have no idea how to fix this. First issue... Newer iMac, Entourage email is missing all of the O's and M's and missplacing alot of the letters. Looked in the Library/fonts directory and...
- Tags: Desktops, belanger_barry@..., font, MAC
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Write a resume that will land you a programming job
- I usually read 5 - 20 resumes each week. Both my boss and I are extremely busy, so it's important that a programmer's resume grab our attention quickly by providing the right mix of necessary information with something that makes that person stand out from the pack. I've been...
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Developer, Web, Experience, Font, Programming, Recruitment & Selection, C#, Development Tools, Channel Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Justin James
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- Font Problem When Printing PDF in Dot-Matrix
- The font that I used is Arial Narrow and the printer is Printronix 5000 Series. The problem is it doesn't use the printer default settings which is Draft 10cpi, the printed report is still Arial Narrow. Please help me. Thanks.
- Tags: ross_zarsuela@..., font, printing
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Distorted chart font in Office
- I need some help please :-)I have a case wich i have not found the solution for.Here is the problem:A user Alfa inserts a chart via insert menu in word/powerpoint. The font become distorted. It does not look like Arial, and characters overlap. if he edit the chart font looks...
- Tags: nomen.nullus@..., Microsoft Office, font
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
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