Posted by laurwed
Someone sent me a great font, I downloaded it, but now I don't know how to use it!!!
HELP!
:o)
sorry its a bit long - hope it helps. INSTALLING A FONT
Note: you must have an unzipping utility installed on your computer to unzip the fonts you download. WinZip is the best: www.winzip.com
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1) Download the font you want to install to a folder on your computer.
2) Double-Click the downloaded font. This should open it in your default unzipping program.
3) 'Extract' the font to the following folder on your hard drive:
C:\windows\fonts ( this is the default folder for fonts on windows 95/98 )
4) Once you have extracted the font, navigate to the folder you just extracted it to. Click on this folder. Once all your fonts are displayed, you should see the new one you just installed. Double-Click the new font to 'activate it'.
5) Finally, open your program you want to use the font in and it will now be one of the font choices available.
SPECIAL NOTE: Some fonts that you download 'Are Not' the same 'Name' as the font you download. Make note of the font when you open it in WinZip or your unzipping program. For example, we may call the ZIP file 'okiefont.zip', while the actual font name may be 'dokieokie.ttf'. The .ttf name is what will appear in the program you use the font in.
Now you have to put those files into MS Word into the font folder - to retreive them when working in MS Word (when MS Word is open in the Format/Font option)
INSTRUCTIONS:
How to install a font under Windows ?
Files are compressed in the Zip format. There is no problem under XP, but with older Windows versions you must install Winzip or equivalent to be able to open these files.
Quick explanation
Place the .ttf (ou .otf ou .fon) files in the Fonts folder.
Detailed explanation
Go to the place where you saved the font.
Double-click on the zip to open it.
Drag and drop the files with the .ttf, .otf ou .fon extension elsewhere from the zip window (hold down the CTRL key to select several at once).
If the extensions are not displayed, click the Tools menu of any folder > Folders Options > Display tab > uncheck the stupid 'Hide file extensions for known file types' item.
Place these files into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts
(can be reached as well by the Start Menu > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Fonts).
Note that with the internal unzip tool of XP (unlike Winzip), you cannot install a font by a simple drag and drop of the .ttf from the zip window to the Fonts window. You must first drag and drop it anywhere (for example on the desktop) then in the Fonts folder.
You can also go through : File > Install a new font... in the Fonts folder menu then browse the fonts, instead of drag and drop the fonts into the window. Although this method is laborious, it would seem that it functions better in certain cases.
Tip : if you punctually need a font, you don't need to install it. Just double-click on the .ttf file, and while the preview window is opened you can use it in the programs you'll launch.
