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Originally Posted by REDVAN
I just want something different than TNR or arial, and was thinking of veranda, or garamond, which I have used before.
Just so mine is different from everyone else's homework, you know.
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Resist that urge.
There is a reason Times New Roman and Arial/Helvetica are default fonts.
The standard is to use a serif font (Times) for body text, and use a sans-serif for headings and titles. This creates a very attractive, easy to read format (assuming you stick with the standard 12 point font). Standard line spacing is also recommended.
Think of a reviewer reading through stacks of these papers. If yours is tougher to read then the rest, they will be less inclined to grade you higher.
If you really feel the need to play with new fonts, try the new ones in Office 2008. Cambria for body text (serif), and Calibri for titles and headings.
Whatever you do, do not use Comic Sans or Verdana. Comic Sans is, well, childish. Verdana is not meant for print as it looks terrible on paper (it's meant to replace Arial/Helvetica on webpages).
This goes for standard business documents as well as school documents.