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The Clear Type feature in Windows improves the quality of font display on your computer screen to it is easier to read.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Related How-To Geek Articles 3 See Also

Overview

Clear type tuning was developed by Microsoft to improve the quality of fonts in various settings so the user can best view text on the computer screen, When you run the ClearType application you are presented with several boxes of text with different variations on the font view. The user selects the most legible and clear font which applies this to all text for any application in Windows XP. In Windows Vista ClearType is enabled by default. Although ClearType affects how text looks on a computer monitor, it does not affect anything printed.

Related How-To Geek Articles

• Tune Your ClearType Font Settings in Windows Vista
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• Why Do My WIndows Vista Fonts Look Horrible

See Also

Power Toys For XP

List of Windows Components v
Features	Windows Aero - System Restore - Previous Versions - SuperFetch - User Account Control (UAC) - Offline Files - ReadyDrive - Instant Search - Windows Sidebar - Parental Controls - Speech Recognition - ClearType - DirectX 10 - ReadyBoost - BitLocker - Flip3D - Remote Desktop - Search Folders - Tablet PC - Windows SideShow
Services	Task Scheduler - Desktop Window Manager - Application Experience - Application Host Helper Service - Application Information - Application Layer Gateway Service - Application Management - Background Intelligent Transfer Service - Base Filtering Engine - Block Level Backup Engine Service - Certificate Propagation - COM+ Event System - Computer Browser - DHCPClient
Applications	Notepad - Windows Mail - Internet Explorer - Command Prompt (Cmd.exe) - Windows Calendar - Mobility Center - Task Manager - Photo Gallery - Windows Media Center - Windows Media Player - Wordpad - Windows Sidebar - Snipping Tool - Windows Contacts - Device Manager - Disk Defragmenter - Event Viewer - Fax and Scan - Windows Journal - Windows Meeting Space - Windows DVD Maker - Windows Easy Transfer
Security	User Account Control (UAC) - Windows Defender - Windows Firewall
Admin Tools	Control Panel - Device Manager - Microsoft Management Console (MMC)