Is It Just Me?

[AsylumSeeker]

I edit for several writers who use the Courier New font. But with my eyes going bad I find that I miss things as this type is so narrow and faint, so as of late I have been changing it to one I prefer, Tahoma in this case, which is much bolder. This could be one of many others, but my eyes just prefer Tahoma.

Do any other editors change the fonts of stories they are editing, or am I the lone exception?

Just curious.

I often forget to mention this to writers, hoping they know enough as to how to change fonts when they get it back if they prefer. But when posting at Lit the Lit software changes fonts anyway.

 

[mynameisben]

My eyesight ain't what she used to be either. I often bump up the font size, but I tend to leave the font face alone. It's like the difference between moving in to get a closer look at a stranger or performing plastic surgery on them.

 

[_Lynn_]

I edit for several writers who use the Courier New font. But with my eyes going bad I find that I miss things as this type is so narrow and faint, so as of late I have been changing it to one I prefer, Tahoma in this case, which is much bolder. This could be one of many others, but my eyes just prefer Tahoma.

Do any other editors change the fonts of stories they are editing, or am I the lone exception?

Just curious.

I often forget to mention this to writers, hoping they know enough as to how to change fonts when they get it back if they prefer. But when posting at Lit the Lit software changes fonts anyway.

I don't change the font as I edit. If I struggle to read a story I am working on, I zoom the Word doc in another 10% or so.

However, publishers have their preferences, so pointing that out to an author who used the wrong one is important.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

I don't change the font as I edit. If I struggle to read a story I am working on, I zoom the Word doc in another 10% or so.

However, publishers have their preferences, so pointing that out to an author who used the wrong one is important.

My perhaps unique problem is that I do some of my editing on my pocket pc, and the small display hinders my editing capabilities and challenges my eyesight..

Thanks alll, so it's just me. Not a problem.

 

[alwayswantedto]

You probably already know this but mono-spaced or fixed-width fonts like Courier New are more difficult to read because, although they allow easier alignment, their uneven spacing between letters (because the space set aside for an 'l' is just as wide as a for a 'w') is harder on the eyes. Sans Serif fonts like Tahoma and Verdana present a more natural inter-letter spacing which is easier for the eyes to process, especially if reading intensively for long periods.

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

... Do any other editors change the fonts of stories they are editing, or am I the lone exception? ...

Yes. i always use Times New Roman.

 

[Darkniciad]

I change the font size and face when I read back through anything I've written. Shifting the position of the words on the page can make things jump out at you that otherwise lurked in the shadows of the font you normally write in ( Times New Roman 14 pt. in my case )

 

[AsylumSeeker]

The main reason why I brought this up is that I have discovered I miss things that need to be corrected when in that pesky Courier New font. I know we're all human, and slave labor at that, but I do feel badly when I miss a mistake. Can't sleep at night on account of it.

Thanks for your input.

 

[MicKay]

I change the font size and face when I read back through anything I've written. Shifting the position of the words on the page can make things jump out at you that otherwise lurked in the shadows of the font you normally write in ( Times New Roman 14 pt. in my case )

OMG - that really works. Thanks!

 

[PacoFear]

For what it's worth A_S, I too bump up the font size. It's usually the first thing I do. None of us are eagle-eyed kids anymore. *sigh*