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Monday, April 19, 2010

How to install fonts on my computer

How to install fonts on my computer

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP users
  1. Click Start, Settings,control panel.
  2. Open the Fonts icon by double clicking the icon.
  3. Within the Fonts window you will be able to view each of the currently installed fonts as well as install new fonts. To install a font, click the File menu and select Install New Font.
  4. Locate the directory of the fonts you wish to install.
  5. Highlight the fonts you wish to install and click ok.

Other Microsoft Windows users
  1. Click Start, Settings,control panel.
  2. Open the Fonts icon by double clicking the icon.
  3. Within the Fonts window you will be able to view each of the currently installed fonts as well as install new fonts. To install a font, click the File menu and select Install New Font.
  4. Locate the directory of the fonts you wish to install.
  5. Highlight the fonts you wish to install and click ok.
  • TIP: Users may also easily install fonts onto the computer by opening the fonts folder through Windows Explorer. Usually this folder is either C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT\FONTS. Once this folder is open, select the fonts you wish to install from an alternate folder and copy and paste them into the fonts folder.
Apple Macintosh users
  1. Open the System Fonts folder.
  2. Open the drive or folder containing the fonts that you wish to install.
  3. Select each of the fonts you wish to install.
  4. While holding down the Options key, drag and drop the fonts into your fonts folder.


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