Font-size issues when reproducing a Word document into a website

Question

I have a Microsoft Word document which uses a 10pt Arial font. I have re-created this document with HTML/CSS, specifying font: normal 10pt Arial; in my stylesheet. When I print from the web page (from Chrome), the text appears significantly smaller.

I have my text wrapped in a 800px-wide container on my website. Might this be a cause? Besides this, to be honest I'm completely out of ideas & any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

It could be because you are specifying font sizes in pts. pts are pretty much inconsistent across platforms and do not scale. (px don't scale either) Try using em. See Also: http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/font-size, CSS Font-Size em vs. px vs. pt vs. percent

(You will have to provide a sample of your HTML to get a more concrete answer)