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Subject:Best Font for Screen and Print From:Kathy Ellis <kathy -at- TIBINC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:01:22 -0700
I'm writing docs that are delivered to the customers on CD
using Acrobat. The docs are usually printed at the customer
site for distribution, but some folks do read them on their
screens.
Question: What font straddles the needs for on-screen
viewing and printing to paper?
Right now, I'm torn between Palatino and Garamond for
normal text. The folks in the office like the look of Palatino
best, but I'm concerned about it on the screen. Whaddya think?
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Kathy Ellis kathy -at- tibinc -dot- com
Tiburon, Inc. (925)447-4005 ext. 5521
7415 Southfront Rd.
Livermore, CA 94550
