Installing a Font

Make sure your fonts are not zipped. If they are in a .zip folder, you must double-click the folder and extract the font first. Take careful note to where you save the font.

WINDOWS 8/7/VISTA

Select the font file then right-click. Choose Install.

Alternate method:

  1. Click on the Start button. Click on Control Panel. Click on Appearance and Personalization, then click on Fonts.
  2. Click File, and then click Install New Font.
  3. In the Add Fonts dialog box, click the drive where the new font you want to install is and navigate to it.
  4. Under List of Fonts, click the font or fonts you want to install and then click Install.

ANY WINDOWS VERSION

Copy, drag, or paste the font file into the the Fonts folder. Typically that is C:\Windows\Fonts.

MAC OS X 10.3 OR ABOVE

Double-click the font file and choose Install Font.

Any Version of Mac OS X

Copy, drag, or paste the font file into the the Fonts folder. Typically that is Library/Fonts.

Troubleshooting

If these directions do not work for you, you may be using an older version of Windows, Mac, or a different operating system. Please use a search engine like Google, to specifically search for "how to install a font" & your operating system.

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