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Reduce ink-printing costs with Ecofont

K-Staters looking for a way to reduce printing costs might want to consider using Ecofont. This font style, created by the Dutch company Spranq, was designed to use less ink than other fonts — about 15 percent to 20 percent less — by placing small holes throughout the typeface.

Image of enlarged ecofont typface
Image of enlarged ecofont typface that uses less ink

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Using custom fonts with PowerPoint 2007

Using custom fonts in your PowerPoint presentations can give them originality over using the standard fonts that come with Microsoft Office and Windows. However, if the computer you’re going to be displaying your presentation on does not have the same fonts installed, they will be converted to a standard font or may not display properly. By embedding the font using the following steps, your presentation will display as you intended no matter what computer is used, as long as it’s running Windows and PowerPoint. Continue reading “Using custom fonts with PowerPoint 2007”