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> It has been my practice over the years to use sans serif fonts for
> headings (Arial or Helvetica) and serif fonts (Times New Roman, etc)
> for text, when writing books.
> Now I see that Microsoft has changed this model in their latest books
> and has started using serif fonts for both headings and text.
> Although they do use some sans serif fonts for headings, but not
> usually the level 1 head styles.
> What is the prevailing opinion on this?
Recently, a collegue of mine did a survey of our users (we're both on
contract to a large UK Bank) with regard to this very subject. Her findings
were that most people preferred consistent style in body text and headings.
Naturally, this was the style we adopted.
Nigel
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