Font Size Change on Messages to PC

H

holls

I'm using Entourage version 11.2.3 and sending email via an Exchange
server--recently, perhaps since the up-grade to Entourage or because of
some change I made to the default settings (which ofcourse took place
concurrently as I was exploring the new preferences for Spotlight,
etc.), my messages--both responses and new messages--are displaying as
7 point type on PCs using Outlook (this varies depending on my setting,
going from 12 pt (as sent on Mac) to 6 pt (as read on PC). For example,
when I send myself a message, and open it in Outlook on the PC, my 12
point Garamond (or Arial)--both fonts installed by Office--is actually
set to 6 point Garamond on the PC. I determine this setting both
visually and by pressing the forward button, then selecting the font in
the new message and seeing that the size is actually 6 point (not the
12 point of the original message). This same message read in Entourage
from my Exchange account shows the font at the original size.

Here's an excerpt from the source of a test message sent in 14 point
Garamond--by the way when I set the font to a specific face the size
choices are all in points as compared to small, medium, large that is
also available.


</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT FACE=3D"Garamond"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:14.0px'>Here’s a
test me=
ssage sent at 14 pt Garamond.<BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11.0px'>

I do prefer Entourage greatly; however, I would prefer that my email
messages look better rather than worse. It's bad enough that I have not
figured out how to set line spacing and indent from both sides for PC
Office readers--as using Windows Word as an email editor does--but
sending messages with unreadable fonts really is too much.

Can anyone be of any help?
Please.
 
A

Allen Watson

I've heard of the problem in reverse:
4) How come text from Entourage appears so large when I send it to my friends
using Windows?

It has to do with the way that monitors connected to Windows systems display
images. Windows displays the screen picture at 96 dpi, while the Mac displays
the screen picture at 72 dpi. Because of this, messages that look normally
sized on the Windows computer will be small on the Macintosh. On the other
hand, messages that look normally-sized on the Macintosh are magnified when
they are shown on Windows displays.

You're best bet to get around this is to send your messages in plain text
(make sure the Format -> HTML option is unchecked). What the PC user sees then
only depends on his/her settings to display plain text messages.
Alternatively, you can change the font size to "Smaller" before sending so
that the messages appear at a more reasonable size on the receiving end.
Click to expand...

As it says, the best way to get around the problem is to use plain text.
I've found no other reliable solution.
 
H

Hollingsworth, Joel

Thanks, Allen, I appreciate your comments--since I have not been active on
this list, I am thankful for anything that's posted.

In addition to the plain text option, which to me is really going back to
when I used an Apple //GS and dot matrix printer, I've set the standard
outgoing font size to 18 points--which gets converted down to something like
the 11 / 12 point range that's acceptable for the reader.

What I'm really trying to seek out is any information on how font size is
controlled in Entourage--or perhaps the issue is with the Exchange server.
In looking at the source, it seems that font size is set to pixels; however,
when I look at the message on the PC when I forward it, I find that the font
size is set to points. How's this happening?

Another option is composing email on the PC using the Office Suite Word
editor option, which provides lots of formatting options, particularly for
those reading the message in the same environment; however it even looks
good in Entourage.

As far as I can tell Entourage doesn't allow for many formatting options,
such as setting line spacing; however, I still think that I can make a
decent looking message using proportional fonts without having to resort
back plain type.

In our organization, emails have often taken the place of memos and warrant
being well type set, printing as good looking & legible documents, and
making using of proportional type and proper line length. Plain type works
great for quick notes, but not for more finished documents.
Thanks again for your comments; I hope it encourages other input.
Joel
 

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