General ⇒ Using bp instead of pt in latex font size.

[ahmeday78]

Dear all,
I have a thesis template written in MS word using times new roman 12bp font size with certain margins when I write it in LaTeX the full page takes 35 lines instead of 34 lines in word. I now I using font size 12pt and the word using font size 12bp< the question is; how can I wite with font size 12bp instead of 12pt in latex?

[Ijon Tichy]

To use a 12bp font instead of 12pt font you need scalable fonts. The LaTeX standard CM or EC fonts are not scalable.

I would simply increase the line spread, e.g., using \linespread{1.028} or something like this. The needed value should be between 1.02 and 1.03.

If you really want to try 12bp, you can try

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\usepackage[fontsize=12pb]{scrextend}

See the KOMA-Script manual for more information.