The US Department of State is shifting fonts from Times New Roman, left, to Calibri to be more accessible for some readers.
Mandatory Credit:	Jason Lancaster/CNN

The US Department of State is shifting fonts from Times New Roman, left, to Calibri to be more accessible for some readers.
Mandatory Credit: Jason Lancaster/CNN

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Changing fonts can make reading easier for some, even in State Department memos

On Monday, the US State Department's domestic offices, bureaus and posts overseas will begin communicating in a style that's unlike any other they've ever used before: The agency will ditch Times New Roman, a font it has been using since February 2004, and switch to the plainer Calibri.