ClearType and Office

[Opinicus]

If you've got WinXP SP 2 installed, right-click on the
desktop, go to Properties > Appearance > Effects and change
the second drop down box from "Standard" to "ClearType".
Apply/OK your way out.

Notice first of all how you can now set the screen
resolution to the highest possible setting and still read
the text. (I can even read it without my glasses for dog's
sake.)

Now open a Word document and highlight some text. Notice the
not-so-pretty colors.

Could somebody fix this please? I LOVE ClearType.

(Note: I'm using a CRT not a LCD monitor. I know,
ClearType's intended for LCD; but on CRT it really gives you
a buzzzzz.)

For further info see

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I use clear type on both lcd and crt and I don't notice anything wrong with
selected text - it's white text on black. The highlighters are also 'normal'
colors. Blue www in urls have artifacting, but it's not unreadable.

Did you use the configuration at the web site or just the windows setting?
You might want to change the online choices if highlighting is a problem.

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[Opinicus]

I use clear type on both lcd and crt and I don't notice
anything wrong with selected text - it's white text on
black. The highlighters are also 'normal' colors. Blue www
in urls have artifacting, but it's not unreadable.
Did you use the configuration at the web site or just the
windows setting? You might want to change the online
choices if highlighting is a problem.

The rainbow effect on highlighted text seems to occur only
in Word. (Specifically Word 2002 from Office XP with SP3
installed.)

I've also tested it in Excel, Outlook Express, and Internet
Explorer and there is no rainbow effect on highlighted text
in those programs.