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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by Der_Einzige on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:12PM (#36726829)
It’s sad, the debate community used calibri as it was found through experimentation to be uniquely easy to speed read compared to other fonts, and in my opinion it is pretty. Sad to see it go…
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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by hiccuphippo on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:27PM (#36727079)
Interesting. Is the font of choice really a competitive advantage for speed reading? Is there somewhere I can read about this?

Anyway, the font is not going away, you can still select it and according to the article, it will be pinned to the top of the menu in the Office applications.

I haven't used Office in a while but I remember you could alter the default template if you want.

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