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Over the years I have shared tons and tons of my favorite fonts. If you are a font junkie like me, you probably know how to easily install fonts to your computer to use on the many different programs on your computer.
If, on the other hand you are new to adding fonts to your computer, you may not be so sure how to do so.
How To Install Fonts To Your Computer
This quick tutorial will help you install a font on either a Mac computer or a PC.
How to Install Fonts on a MAC
- Download the font file to your computer.
- Double click the font file and the Mac Fontbook will open a preview of the font.
- Click “install font” at the bottom of the preview, the font will then be installed*.
*If your newly installed fonts do not show up in a program, be sure to close the program and restart it.
How to Install Fonts on a PC
For Window 7, 8 and 10:
- Download the font file to your computer. If the file is zipped, be sure to UNZIP it.
- Right (double click in Windows 7) click the font file and click “install.”
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For Windows Vista:
- Download the font file to your computer. If the file is zipped, be sure to UNZIP it.
- Go to the Start menu >Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization.
- Then click on ‘Fonts.’
- Click File (if you don’t see the file menu, press ALT)> Install New Font
- Go to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install and select the fonts you want to install. Press the Install button to install the fonts.
For Windows XP:
- Download the font file to your computer. If the file is zipped, be sure to UNZIP it.
- Go to the Start > Control Panel >Appearance and Themes
- Select Fonts from the See Also panel at the left of the screen.
- In the Fonts window, select the File menu >Install New Font
- Go to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install and select the fonts you want to install. Press the OK button to install the fonts.
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Install fonts
Double-click the font in the Finder, then click Install Font in the font preview window that opens. After your Mac validates the font and opens the Font Book app, the font is installed and available for use.
You can use Font Book preferences to set the default install location, which determines whether the fonts you add are available to other user accounts on your Mac.
Fonts that appear dimmed in Font Book are either disabled ('Off'), or are additional fonts available for download from Apple. To download the font, select it and choose Edit > Download.
Disable fonts
You can disable any font that isn't required by your Mac. Select the font in Font Book, then choose Edit > Disable. The font remains installed, but no longer appears in the font menus of your apps. Fonts that are disabled show ”Off” next to the font name in Font Book.
Remove fonts
You can remove any font that isn't required by your Mac. Select the font in Font Book, then choose File > Remove. Font Book moves the font to the Trash.
Learn more
Install Fonts On A Mac
macOS supports TrueType (.ttf), Variable TrueType (.ttf), TrueType Collection (.ttc), OpenType (.otf), and OpenType Collection (.ttc) fonts. macOS Mojave adds support for OpenType-SVG fonts.
How To Download Fonts On Windows
Legacy suitcase TrueType fonts and PostScript Type 1 LWFN fonts might work but aren't recommended.