How To Install a Font

Difficulty: Beginners
Misc Advice


I'm sure you have seen fonts on resource sites and font sites, and wondered how they were installed. Well believe it or not its very easy.

Step 1: Download a Font. You can grab some fonts from here

Now that your font or fonts are downloaded its time to unzip them. If you unsure how to do this just right click the stack of books and go to extract into *name of zip file* and a new folder appears next to the zip file or you can open the zip and drag the files out into the folder your have your zip in. Do that for each zipped file you have.

Step 2: Install The Font. With your files unzipped, open a new window and go into your control panel and locate your font folder. Once you found it go back to your font folders and go into one of the folders. Some folders contain the font file and a notepad, I suggest reading the notepad for the TOU of that font. Once thats read, click the font file and drag the file into 'Fonts' in the control panel folder. a pop-up should come up tell you that its installing. Do that for each font file and your done.

Note

When you download a font, please keep in mind that not everyone may have it. So its not a great idea to use it in a IM, or to type up the font name on your website's CSS. Theres a huge chance no one will see it. Fonts like the ones you download are good for Edited pictures, documents and other forums of media.