Text Help

Okay I've read the FAQ section of this journal and it still won't help. I'm having a problem with the size of my text. Instead of using regular numbers like 1,2,3pts it will go into using 0.01, 1.01, 2.01 etc. Any idea on how to change this? It's really frustrating me right now. And in order to use pixel fonts I have to use a size of 8pts in order to get it to the normal size. I'm really confused and any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!