Vik,
For my body text I use fonts (including Palatino) in 11 point size, at a
line spacing of "at least 13 points". I'm fairly sure that produces the same
number of lines per page on Windows and Mac in Palatino (it was a while back
that I did the comparisons) -- give this a try.
The more open spacing and slightly smaller font in the 11 / 13 specification
is more easily readable on the printed page than 12 point and single line
spacing, and it looks good on screen at 110%.
Post back if you need specifications for this style -- don't bother to apply
them manually.
For fonts that retain the same pagination on Macs and PCs, see the article
at
www.microsoft.com/mac/wordx/wordx_main.asp?embfpath=featartx&embfname=wd_cro
ssplatform.asp
The upshot of this article is that despite their similar appearance, the
standard Macintosh TrueType fonts (Times, Helvetica, and Courier) are
actually quite different from the standard Windows fonts (Times New Roman,
Arial, and Courier New). These fonts come from broadly the same font
families, but the font metrics of the font sets are different. Even a very
short document that uses these fonts can exhibit noticeable change in
pagination when you move it to the other platform, and long documents can
display a considerable amount of change.
Word for the Macintosh uses Microsoft¹s TrueType font set for the Macintosh,
including Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, and Wingdings. These are the
same TrueType fonts that come with Microsoft Windows. This offers a
consistent base set of fonts for every Word user, minimizing font-mapping
difficulties when you cross platforms.
For a broader discussion of interchangeability of documents between
computers, see Appendix A of "Bend Word to your Will", downloadable from the
MVPs¹ website (
www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/WordMac/Bend/BendWord.htm).
-- Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
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