Have you ever seen a font in some text on the internet and wanted to use it in your own work? This article will teach you how to install fonts downloaded from the internet into any software, including Adobe and Microsoft programs.
Steps
Step 1. Search for downloadable sources on the internet
Free options are recommended, but if you come across a paid source, it's usually pretty cheap. The website [www. Dafont.com Dafont] has both free and paid options, but there are so many options, you will definitely find some for free.
Step 2. Generally, fonts downloaded from the internet come in. ZIP format
If this is the case, you will need to unzip it.
Step 3. Unzip the source to a specific location
The best way is the desktop. You can unzip only the. TTF file or the entire folder.
- The unzipped location may change, and you can even unzip the font in the "Fonts" folder.
- When you unzip the file on the desktop, you will see a file with a. TTF extension.
Step 4. Now that you have unzipped the font, you will need to move it to the "Fonts" folder
On Windows, the path is as follows: C:\Windows\Fonts.
Step 5. Just drag the file into a window with that folder open
- The font will be installed automatically.
- After installation, you will see the new font in the "Fonts" folder.
Step 6. To use the new font in your programs, you will need to close and open them again
Tips
- If you have any program open that uses text and fonts, you will need to restart it to access a newly installed font.
- Close any Adobe programs or install a new font.
- After copying the font to the "Fonts" folder, you can delete it from where it was originally extracted and it will remain installed.