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Stephen P asked in HealthOptical · 8 years ago

What font is easiest for elderly to read?

I sometimes write letters to elderly relatives. What font is easiest to read for people who are pushing 80 years old? (I'm using Word 2010)

Update:

These are printed on paper; they don't use computers.

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  • 8 years ago
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    USE AT LEAST A 14 FONT BUT IF HE IS REALLY OLD, A 16 FONT MIGHT BE EASIER FOR HIM. YOU CAN ALSO CAPITALIZE WHILE USING A 14 FONT. IF YOU USE TOO BIG A FONT THEN IT WOULD TAKE MORE PAGES TO PRINT THE LETTER UNLESS YOU WROTE A SINGLE PAGE LETTER. YOU MIGHT ALSO BOLD ANY DATA YOU THINK NEEDS THEIR ATTENTION SUCH AS A PHONE NUMBER OR AN ADDRESS OR OTHER ITEM THEY NEED TO WRITE DOWN.

    YOU ARE BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL TO THINK OF THEIR EYES. ESTHER

    Source(s): own experience
  • 8 years ago

    i think arial is the best .. 26 or higher as a size :))

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    number 35 hons.

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