Can't disable Clear Type

[Oliver]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

FireFox, Word, Outlook display Clear Type ...

How can I disable Clear Type completely?

Thanks
Oli

 

[Augustus]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

FireFox, Word, Outlook display Clear Type ...

How can I disable Clear Type completely?

Thanks

http://geekswithblogs.net/glozano/archive/2006/11/14/97082.aspx

 

[Oliver]

Am 29.05.2010 17:58, schrieb Augustus:

http://geekswithblogs.net/glozano/archive/2006/11/14/97082.aspx

Still no difference ... This Thunderbird-Window displays Clear Type too.

 

[Augustus]

http://geekswithblogs.net/glozano/archive/2006/11/14/97082.aspx

Still no difference ... This Thunderbird-Window displays Clear Type too.

Cleartype is managed by the OS via the rendering engine. You can disable
through software settings or by editing the registry. If you have a computer
on a domain, group policy may override local settings. Are you saying that
setting the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ Control Panel /Desktop / FontSmoothingType
dword value to 1 does nothing in Win 7, Office 2007, IE8 and others?

 

[Dick Mahar]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

FireFox, Word, Outlook display Clear Type ...

How can I disable Clear Type completely?

Thanks
Oli

Control Panel......Appearances.......Display uncheck clear type,
something like that.
..

 

[Augustus]

Control Panel......Appearances.......Display uncheck clear type,
something like that.

As he stated pretty clearly in his original post, he did that and it isn't
working....

 

[Gordon]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

Why would you want to?

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

Why would you want to?

I have it disabled on my machine. It probably depends a lot on the
monitor and resolution. I am running 1280x1024 on a 17" LCD monitor,
and I don't like the effect.

 

[Al Smith]

I have it disabled on my machine. It probably depends a lot on the
monitor and resolution. I am running 1280x1024 on a 17" LCD monitor,
and I don't like the effect.

You'll probably like the effect less without cleartype. I disabled
it, and found that without it, many fonts were too thin, or were
too rough. I've learned to put up with the reddish halo around
some letters when cleartype is running, because the alternative is
worse.

-Al-

 

[Fred]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

FireFox, Word, Outlook display Clear Type ...

How can I disable Clear Type completely?

Thanks
Oli

If you are using internet explorer make sure it is turned off in that or it
will affect outlook etc. Tools/internet options/ advanced/ multimedia -
uncheck always use clear type etc.

 

[Oliver]

Am 29.05.2010 21:44, schrieb Augustus:

Cleartype is managed by the OS via the rendering engine. You can disable
through software settings or by editing the registry. If you have a
computer on a domain, group policy may override local settings. Are you
saying that setting the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ Control Panel /Desktop /
FontSmoothingType dword value to 1 does nothing in Win 7, Office 2007,
IE8 and others?

Yes, the dword value above doesn't disable Clear Type. PC is not on a no
domain.

 

[Oliver]

Am 30.05.2010 06:46, schrieb Fred:

If you are using internet explorer make sure it is turned off in that or it
will affect outlook etc. Tools/internet options/ advanced/ multimedia -
uncheck always use clear type etc.

This option is disabled in IE. Nevertheless, IE, FireFox, Office and
some Windws 7 windows are displaying ClearType.

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

You'll probably like the effect less without cleartype. I disabled
it, and found that without it, many fonts were too thin, or were too
rough. I've learned to put up with the reddish halo around some
letters when cleartype is running, because the alternative is worse.

I guess it comes down to personal preference and a good thing that there
is an on/off switch.

 

[Augustus]

Am 29.05.2010 21:44, schrieb Augustus:

Yes, the dword value above doesn't disable Clear Type. PC is not on a no
domain.

If you are running Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise try
modifying the setting via gpedit.msc from the run command (Windows-R) or try
playing with the Cleartype Tuner Power Toy from MS. The latter will work
with any version. I have no idea why your registry changes are not taking
unless a GPO is preventing it.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowerToy.mspx

 

[Augustus]

This option is disabled in IE. Nevertheless, IE, FireFox, Office and some

Windws 7 windows are displaying ClearType.

What version of Windows 7 are you running, and do you as a user have admin
privileges on this box?

 

[Oliver]

Am 30.05.2010 16:42, schrieb Augustus:

What version of Windows 7 are you running, and do you as a user have
admin privileges on this box?

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit with admin privileges.

Installed Windows 7 and Office 2007 now on a trial basis again withaout
anything else, no updates, nothing. The option in the Office 2007
programs to disable Clear Type doesn't appear also. Hmmm ...

 

[Jeff Layman]

Al Smith wrote:

I guess it comes down to personal preference and a good thing that there
is an on/off switch.

Hmm. I guess Microsoft forgot that one. It'll be fixed when SP1 comes
out... ;-)

 

[MichaelM]

I am using Windows 7 and Office 2007.

I can't disable Clear Type. I have disabled it under control
panel/display. The option to disable it in the office-programs doesn't
appear.

How can I disable Clear Type completely?

Actually I needed only long reading in Word. Nothing helped exept of these keys, just make them in the registry as dword (32 bit) parameters:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options

"NoClearTypeNW" = (1)
"ClearTypeThreshold" = (0)
"FontSmoothingThreshold" = (0)
"BoldFontSmoothingThreshold" = (0)

 

[Dziuniek]

I was able to turn off ClearType in Office 2007 in Vista, but not in Windows 7. I used all methods listed here, to no avail. If someone asks why I would want to do that, I'm going to say some very, very nasty words out loud about him and his mother.
I want to be clear. I do not, I repeat, I do not want ClearType. Fine, let others have it, but let me turn mine off completely. Is that too much to ask of software I paid good money for?

 

[Kalario]

I was able to turn off ClearType in Office 2007 in Vista, but not in Windows 7. I used all methods listed here, to no avail. If someone asks why I would want to do that, I'm going to say some very, very nasty words out loud about him and his mother.
I want to be clear. I do not, I repeat, I do not want ClearType. Fine, let others have it, but let me turn mine off completely. Is that too much to ask of software I paid good money for?

Way to go...nice impression for a first post.

Edit: in my haste, I clicked on the thanks button instead of the quote button. Go figure!