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Brandon - 01 Feb 2006 21:54 GMT

Everything is anti-aliased now (i.e. "smooth") and I don't like it!!!
There's no option to turn it off . . . and it even messes up my email as
well. I assume they did this to make the zoom feature work better, but they
should allow for it to be turned off!

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Bernhard Koenig - 01 Feb 2006 22:03 GMT

> Everything is anti-aliased now (i.e. "smooth") and I don't like it!!!
> There's no option to turn it off . . .

Sure there is:

Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Multimedia -> ClearType

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Brandon - 01 Feb 2006 22:20 GMT

Thanks . . . but MS shouldn't have this as the default option since it isn't
now (unexpected) and people who want their fonts to look like this likely
already have this option setup in their desktop appearance preferences.

> > Everything is anti-aliased now (i.e. "smooth") and I don't like it!!!
> > There's no option to turn it off . . .
>
> Sure there is:
>
> Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Multimedia -> ClearType

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Stefano Gatto - 06 Jun 2006 20:52 GMT

Sorry, but I though all Windows applications should inherit whatever the
user has selected in the "Control Panel / Display Properties / Appearance /
Effects / Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts"... Does anyone know why do all other
application behave like this except IE7????

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Stefano Gatto

> Thanks . . . but MS shouldn't have this as the default option since it isn't
> now (unexpected) and people who want their fonts to look like this likely
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> > Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Multimedia -> ClearType

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Robert Aldwinckle - 07 Jun 2006 17:09 GMT

> Sorry, but I though all Windows applications should inherit whatever the
> user has selected in the "Control Panel / Display Properties / Appearance /
> Effects / Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts"... Does anyone know why do all other
> application behave like this except IE7????

Your preferences will only be used when the content provider doesn't
use an override.

If you don't want to allow this you can use an Accessibility option.
(Tools, Options, Accessibility, Ignore font styles...)

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Lorraine - 19 Nov 2006 05:41 GMT

Dear Robert,

I am trying to follow your path...but see "Folder Options" after I click on
Tools in the Control Panel. Are you talking about the "Tools" tab in
Microsoft Outlook?

I'm grateful for your help.

Lorraine

> > Sorry, but I though all Windows applications should inherit whatever the
> > user has selected in the "Control Panel / Display Properties / Appearance /
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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 19 Nov 2006 07:25 GMT

Tools in Internet Explorer.

> Dear Robert,
>
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>> If you don't want to allow this you can use an Accessibility option.
>> (Tools, Options, Accessibility, Ignore font styles...)

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM - 19 Nov 2006 07:32 GMT

Tools in Internet Explorer.

> Dear Robert,
>
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>> If you don't want to allow this you can use an Accessibility option.
>> (Tools, Options, Accessibility, Ignore font styles...)

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Lorraine - 19 Nov 2006 05:36 GMT

Thanks Bernhard, but where do I do this? I looked in my Microsoft Outlook,
and it's not there....I'm upset because EVERYTHING got changed including
email to this boring font!

Please advise.

Thanks!

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SandraJarvis - 02 Feb 2007 04:26 GMT

YES, I am having the same issue with the fonts, it's not ok with me. I have
read this post and I hope one of these suggestions will get my fonts back and
get everything back to what it was before vista (LBV). I am also having
issues with my contacts vs. address book and the autocomplete isn't working.
It defaults to "address book" to look for the contact which nothing is there
because it's all contacts. :ugh:

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> Thanks Bernhard, but where do I do this? I looked in my Microsoft Outlook,
> and it's not there....I'm upset because EVERYTHING got changed including
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> > Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Multimedia -> ClearType

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Tuanese - 11 May 2008 09:41 GMT

> Everything is anti-aliased now (i.e. "smooth") and I don't like it!!!
> There's no option to turn it off . . . and it even messes up my email as
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> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?mid=199a
a33f-fd7d-46f9-b027-d5347e82dd66&dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Font smoothing is great. It makes modern computers looks different from Win.
98 or older computers. I like font smoothing, I never turn it off!

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