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Steve Rasnic Tem [mailto:tems -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM]
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> A couple of clients have asked me if there have been any
> surveys/studies
> concerning the best fonts and font sizes to use in user manuals, for
> body text and for headings. I'm not aware of any myself. Has anyone
> heard of such a survey or research?
I prefer Heironimous for headings and Darling Nikki for body text. Both are available from the Chank font foundry at http://www.chank.com/freefonts.html
A study conducted by Alice Huber determined that a significant percentage of 8th graders find the combination both "Pretty Neat" and easier to read than the alternative, which used ZaphDingbats for headers and Wingdings for body text.
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