Kyle,
For it to be accurate, you will have to use what is called a mono-spaced
typeface (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typefac...ced_typefaces), such
as Courier New. 12 point Courier new is almost exactly 10 characters per inch
(10 characters is actually about 10.05 inches).
Having been an English teacher, I think you will be fine using any 12 point
font. What teachers are usually trying to prevent is students doing things
like increasing letter width or spacing to make a paper look longer than in
actually is. If you use 12 point Times New Roman, you paper will actually be
shorter overall in terms of pages than if you used Courier (because the
narrowness of letters like i and l).
Doug
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Douglas Ryan VanBenthuysen
Office System Solutions Specialist
3Sharp
http://blogs.3sharp.com/Blog/dougv/
"Kyle Green" wrote:
Hey Doug,
Thanks for the response. I will be using Times New Roman with just about
every letter in the English language. FYI, I'm writing a paper and the text
requirement is expressed in CPI instead of points.
Thanks,
-kdg
"DougieVan" wrote:
Hi Kyle,
With most fonts, letters have a variable width based on the letter. So, 10
i's will be considerably more narrow than 10 w's. To answer your question, I
would need to know what font and what letters you are using.
Doug
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Douglas Ryan VanBenthuysen
Office System Solutions Specialist
3Sharp
http://blogs.3sharp.com/Blog/dougv/
"Kyle Green" wrote:
Need an answer ASAP.