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Subject: Re: Why does Mac output not look as good as LaTex?
Message-ID: <1991May21.130119.22750@uservx.afwl.af.mil>
Date: 21 May 91 13:01:19 GMT
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In article <1991May20.223955.22343@midway.uchicago.edu>,
 lrm3@ellis.uchicago.edu (Lawrence Reed Miller) writes:
> In article <20081@cs.utexas.edu> turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin) writes:
>>I notice that my papers, produced with Word 4.0 and printed on a
>>good laserwriter, do not look as good as papers produced with LaTex
>>on Unix boxes.  Looking closer, what I discovered is that the
>>individual characters are fine, but that their spacing (under
>>Microsoft Word 4.0) leaves much to be desired.  Adjacent characters
> [etc...]
> 
> Try turning on Fractional Widths in the Page Setup dialog.  This will improve
> the character spacing on the LaserWriter.  This is one of those weird MS Word
> features that you never find until you read the manual 5 times :^)  If you
> don't like the Times font, you might want to try another font.  This is largely
> a matter of personal preference, but New Century Schoolbook and Bookman, which
> are both included on the LaserWriter II, are nice in my opinion.  If you don't
> have a LaserWriter II, there are lots of PostScript (& TrueType) fonts
> available from companies like Adobe, Agfa & others, including NCS and Bookman.
> Look around and you are bound to find one you like.
> 
> You definitely want Fractional Widths ON, though.
> 
> Lawrence Miller

Other choices include getting TeX for the Mac.

Using WriteNow I notice that justified text is not 100% right aligned unless
Fractional Widths is turned off!  Does this also effect Word 4.0.  The problem
here is that Fract Widths is on or off for the whole print job not just
parapgraphs you want justified.