Double-click the font file. Doing so will open the font in a preview window. Click Install. It's at the top of the preview window. Click Yes if prompted. Since installing a font requires administrator permissions, you may be prompted to confirm this step.
If you aren't on an administrator account, you can't install a font. Wait for the font to install. This will usually only take a few seconds.
Once the font is installed on your computer, it will be accessible by any programs which use system fonts, including Microsoft Word. Part 2. Download a font. There are tons of sites that host font files that you can download for free for home use. Some of the more popular font sites include the following: dafont. Since most font files download in a ZIP folder, you'll need to unzip the folder by double-clicking it and waiting for the extracted folder to open.
Doing so will bring up a preview window. Click Install Font. This will install your font for all text-based programs on your Mac, thus making it usable with Microsoft Word. Part 3. Note the installed font's name.
Since fonts in Word are listed in alphabetical order, you'll need to know the first few letters of your font in order to find it. Open Microsoft Word. Its app icon resembles a white "W" on a dark-blue background.
If Microsoft Word was already open, close it and then re-open it. Failing to do this may prevent your font from showing up until you restart Word. Click Blank document. You'll find this option in the upper-left side of the launch page.
Doing so opens a new Word document. Click the Home tab. It's at the top of the Word window. Open the "Font" drop-down menu. Find your new font. Scroll through the drop-down menu until you find your font's name. Test the font. Click the font's name, then try typing using the font. You may need to adjust the size of the font in order for it to appear normal. Closing Microsoft Word and then opening it again will usually refresh the font list.
If this doesn't work, try re-installing the font. Not Helpful 32 Helpful It says it does not appear to be a valid font and cannot install. What should I do? Instead of copying onto the control panel, double click on the extracted font file. You will then see either an open type or a true type file, double click on this and a preview of the font will show up. On the top left area of the window, there will be a button saying install.
Click that. Not Helpful 22 Helpful Never rename a font while it's in the installed folder; it could get corrupted. Delete the font, and reinstall it. Before putting it into the fonts folder, right-click it, and select the option "Rename. Not Helpful 10 Helpful 6. In one. If the font files are zipped, unzip them by right-clicking the.
Now you'll see the available TrueType and OpenType font files:. If you're prompted to allow the program to make changes to your computer, and if you trust the source of the font, click Yes.
You can also add fonts by simply dragging font files from the extracted files folder into this folder. Windows will automatically install them. If you want to see what a font looks like, open the Fonts folder, right-click the font file, and then click Preview.
Another way to see your installed fonts is through Control Panel. In Windows 8. Font — Advanced page. Word More Need more help?
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