Installing Fonts on a Mac
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Installing new fonts on a Mac involves downloading font files from online sources, decompressing the zipped font files, and then double-clicking the font files to install them. Once installed, the fonts will be available for selection and use in applications like PowerPoint and Word. The document provides step-by-step instructions for finding fonts online, decompressing zipped font files, locating and installing actual font files, and verifying the new fonts are available in font selection menus after installation.
Installing Fonts on a Mac
- 1. Installing Fonts on a Mac There are hundreds of free fonts available on the Internet. Why not make your work stand out a bit with a new font? I recommend 1001 Free Fonts: http://www.1001fonts.com/ Peruse the site and find a font you like. Click DOWNLOAD, Click OK and save it to your Desktop 1 2
- 2. Go to your Desktop. Find the zip file and double-click it. The file will be a zipped (compressed) folder and the icon will not look like a normal folder. The title should end in .zip. 3 Double-click the icon. This should decompress the file. You will see either the font file or a blue folder behind the original zip icon. See below for examples The original zip file can now be dragged to the trash and deleted. 4 OR Next, the font will be installed. If the font is a file, just double-click it. If there is a folder, open the folder and look for a file ending in .OTF or .TTF Double-click the font file to install. Sometimes there are multiple files for one font (One file for regular text, another file for bold text, etc.) 5
- 3. The font will pop up in a new window. Click Install Font. An application called Font Book will open, which shows fonts installed on your computer. You can quit this application. That’s it! Now, any fonts you install will appear in the font list (in PowerPoint, Word, etc.) with all of the normal fonts. HINT: If you have a Microsoft application open and you install a font, you must close it and reopen it in order to use the font. 6