How do I Install fonts on my Windows PC?
Important!
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Make sure you are installing the desktop fonts and not webfonts. Fonts purchased for @font-face embedding cannot be installed as a desktop font. If you purchased both, you may be looking in the wrong folder.
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Zipped folders MUST be unzipped. Some Windows operating systems allow you to peek inside a zipped folder. This does not mean it is actually unzipped.
Windows 8
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Unzip the folder containing the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
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Right click on the font file and select Install.
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Go to search in the start menu.
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Search for Fonts in settings.
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Click on the Fonts Folder to open the Font folder.
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Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste the unzipped fonts files into the Fonts folder to install.
Windows 10
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Unzip the folder containing the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
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Right click on the font file and select Install.
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Search for Fonts in the search box by the start menu.
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Click on the Fonts (Control Panel) link to open the Fonts Manager
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Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste the unzipped fonts into the Fonts Manager to install.
Windows 7
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Unzip the folder containing the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
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Right click on the font file and select Install.
Windows Vista
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Unzip the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
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From the 'Start' menu select 'Control Panel.'
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Then select 'Appearance and Personalization.'
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Then click on 'Fonts.'
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Click 'File', and then click 'Install New Font.'
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If you don’t see the File menu, press 'ALT'.
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Navigate to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install.
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Select the fonts you want to install.
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Press the 'Install' button to install the fonts.
Windows XP
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Unzip the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
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From the 'Start' menu select 'Control Panel.'
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Select the 'Appearance and Themes' category.
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Select 'Fonts' from the 'See Also' panel at the left of the screen.
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In the Fonts window, select the 'File menu', and choose 'Install New Font.'
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Navigate to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install.
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Select the fonts you want to install.
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Press the 'OK' button to install the fonts.