RobC Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 What font and font size do you all use for your reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 12pt Book Antiqua 12 pt Courier for legal work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I just really wanted to do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 11 pt Times New Roman with 11 pt Arial headers. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Walter and Mike O, Why 11pt? Knowing you two I know there is a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Mostly 12 Arial for body of report. Occasionally bolded or underlined for emphasis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Microsoft Sans Serif 8 for the narrative text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 12pt Book Antiqua 12 pt Courier for legal work I kind of thought 10pt was a bit small, 11pt might be a good compromise. You differentiate between legal and non legal work but is not our reporting system in a sense a legal document? Does the legal system require a specific font style and size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Rob, the report is not a "legal" document in that sense. I use courier 12pt because it is a bit larger and there are many times the courts will prefer all caps, with no bold or underline. Mostly a custom rather than any real reason. Many court reporting systems use all caps or small caps. I use book antiqua because it does have the serifs and I think it looks neat and tidy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hi Les, Mostly because it looks clean and is easier on my eyes. 10 makes me strain to read and 12 seems to be too large. I'm just more comfortable keeping it simple and I figure if I'm comfortable that the cient will be comfortable reading it. OT - OF!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 It looks like I'm going against the grain, but I use 10 pt Arial for the body. I also have squeezed the space between lines, but not between paragraphs. My photos are also tightly cropped and smaller than most sample reports I've seen. My average report would probably be 5 or 6 pages longer if I used 12 pt with normal spacing and even more with larger photos. I would lose in a "my report is bigger than yours" pissing contest. I've never had anyone complain about the readability and, as I always mail a hard copy in addition to the PDF link, I have probably saved a tree or two by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 What font and font size do you all use for your reports? I use Garamond for the entire report. Headers are larger and bold. The body is 12 point. I like it because it's at least as readable as Times New Roman but it takes up less space. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resqman Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Interesting. I think Times New Roman is a blight on humanity and should be stricken from the plant forever. I use Verdana 10pt for reports which are almost exclusively delivered electronically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bernhardt Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I use 11pt Garamond and 9 & 10 pt Constantia. Chris, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 It does shock me that no inspector uses WingDing 6pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I use pictures w/red arrows pointing at the issues. I honestly have no idea what font I use, nor the size. I should look into this......now, I'm curious.......id="Stencil"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I frequently work on a laptop with a 14 screen, 12pt is about the smallest I can comfortably read at that size, so the smallest I use in my report. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I use pictures w/red arrows pointing at the issues. I honestly have no idea what font I use, nor the size. I should look into this......now, I'm curious.......id="Stencil"> That would be called your Zoid font. NIce[:-crazy] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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