The Easiest Way to Fix Blurry Fonts in Windows 10 | Dramel Notes

If you’ve messed around with the DPI scaling option on your high-resolution display — in an attempt to make things easier to read — then it can sometimes come with a negative side effect: blurry fonts. (And unfortunately, it’s just one of several potential font issues in Windows 10.)

This happens because of the scaling method used by Microsoft in the newer versions of Windows. While the text will most certainly be bigger, the fidelity may be sacrificed to rescale. But not to worry, because you can fix it and bring back the sharpness to your text without making it tiny and impossible to read!

Worried that you’ll have to dig into the system registry to solve the issue? That’s one way to do it, but it isn’t a permanent or easy fix. Instead, your best bet is to download XPExplorer’s Windows 10 DPI Fix and let it handle everything.

All you need to do is download the file and run the .EXE. A small box will open, and in it you’ll be choosing between Windows 10 default DPI scaling and Windows 8.1 DPI scaling. The latter is the one that will fix your blurry font problem.

You can also use the dropdown menu to change the actual scaling to work with the size you need. Make sure to restart your computer in order to see the changes.

Did you run to the eye doctor for a new prescription when you first discovered blurry fonts when you upgraded to Windows 10? Share your story in the comments!

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How to Scale Content Marketing Needs: An Interview with Dave Snyder of CopyPress by @wonderwall7 | Dramel Notes

At Pubcon 2015 in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Snyder, CEO of CopyPress, about scaling content. As a business grows its content needs grow along with it. How do you scale your content marketing production to keep up with business growth?

Snyder has worked with large brands with demand for content exceeding tens of thousands of pages. In the video below, he explains how businesses can improve their content marketing production without putting any additional strain on existing resources.

Learn more in the video below:

Here are some key takeaways from the video:

• When companies get into content marketing, particularly big companies, they need to think beyond a blog. Before doing anything, Snyder says to create a full strategy and then produce for that strategy.
• Creating a team to fulfill content creation needs is the greatest challenge right now. Not only finding the people to produce the content, but ensuring that it’s consistently good.
• Snyder recommends creating a style guide for your content, then you can roll more content with greater consistency because it will be based on that style guide. Content marketing is much easier to scale with a style guide, Snyder says.
• Here’s a clear message to big companies: pay your producers correctly. The days of good, cheap content are over. Today, you get what you pay for.
• Quality Assurance (QA) is starting to be offered as a standalone service by some agencies, which is another thing businesses can start to outsource as their content production increases.
• When building your content marketing team, ensure people are adequately trained for the positions they’re being placed in — ideally single disciple fields with an individual point of contact.
• One final piece of Snyder wants business to keep in mind is: start with KPIs first. Don’t rush in to content marketing because you suddenly have a budget for it. Put some thought into what you want to accomplish.

Please visit SEJ’s YouTube page for more video interviews.

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