How To Add New Fonts
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Who Should Read This Tutorial:
Anyone wanting to add new fonts to his or her computer

If you want a font available all the time on your computer, it must be installed.  The first thing you need to know is where you have saved the new font you want to add to your operating system.  Whether you downloaded them or have them on a CD, you will need to know where they are stored. Click on your operating system to view the step-by-step instructions:

Windows XP and Windows Vista       Windows 7         Mac OS X

1) First, from the start menu, select Control Panel.

2) Next, open the Fonts folder. (Double click on it.)

(If you are using the "Category View" choose "Appearance and Themes."

When that opens, click on the Fonts folder.)

3) Once the folder opens, click on the File Menu at the top

4) Select "Install New Font." The "Add Fonts" screen appears.

5) On the bottom half of the screen, choose the drive and the folder location of the new font or fonts you want to install.    

6) Any fonts that are in the folder you select will be listed on the top of the screen.

7) Highlight the font or fonts you want to add or use "Select All" if you want to add all the fonts in the folder..

8) Make sure the "Copy Fonts to Folder" box is checked.

9) Click OK. 

The fonts will be added. When done, choose "Close."   

 

Windows 7

Windows 7 makes adding fonts EASY!  Simply go to where you've saved the new font, right-click on it and choose INSTALL.

Win 7 Add Font

 That's it!

Mac OS X

1)  Expand any compressed fonts packages.

2)  Double-click the icon of the font file you want to install. The Font Book will open and display the font so you can preview it.


Mac OS X Font Book
3)  By default, the application installs the font in the Library folder of your home directory, making it available only to you. To make it available to all users on the computer, from the Font Book menu, select Preferences... , and then change the "Default Install Location:" from User to Computer.

4)  Click
Install Font.

 

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