Microsoft will replace standard font in Office package products. This is reported on the website of the Corporation.
The company said that the actual base font is Calibri, which is used in Word, Excel and other office package programs since 2007. In turn, Calibri came to replace Times New Roman. “He served us a good service, but we believe that it’s time to go further,” the company says.
New fonts, which for the first time in 15 years will replace Calibri, are called Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford and GrandView. They were created by order Microsoft various designers. According to the description, Tenorite, for example, is a traditional font without serifs with “warm and friendly style”, and Bierstadt is a font inspired by the classic Swiss typography of the middle of the XX century.
Fonts are already available to users in Microsoft 365 package. For five months, the company will collect feedback, and then decides what kind of font will become basic. Changes are scheduled for 2022.
“The default font is the first impression we produce; This is a visual identity that we present to other people through our resumes, documents or emails,” the Microsoft reports.
In February, Microsoft announced a new version of its office software package. Corporation introduced Office 2021 for home use and Office LTSC – for the corporate sector.