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316908 2005-01-22 07:07:00 Hi,

I am trying to get our wedding invites together, I have mail merged all the names etc and now need to instal a new font I have downloaded off the net but cant seem to get it installed into my Fonts folder. It is a TTF type and when I try to cut and paste it into my C:/Windows/Fonts it doesnt show up and I cant figure out how to get it to appear in my "font select" window in MS Word.

Running XP Home and word 97

Cheers

Mike
miknz (3731)
316909 2005-01-22 07:14:00 Try a few other methods of getting it into the folder. eg. drag 'n' drop etc etc

Try a reboot

Try downloading again and specifing the fonts folder
Rob99 (151)
316910 2005-01-22 07:17:00 have done the drop and drag thing, does word use the windows "font" folder? miknz (3731)
316911 2005-01-22 07:18:00 When you try adding the font to the fonts folder, does the font installation window come up? If not, it may be a corrupt file. I've had that a few times. Catweazle (2535)
316912 2005-01-22 07:21:00 does word use the windows "font" folder?I belive it does as do most other programs. Rob99 (151)
316913 2005-01-22 07:35:00 When you try adding the font to the fonts folder, does the font installation window come up? If not, it may be a corrupt file. I've had that a few times.


No i dont get this but I can click on the font and view it, why is nthing ever easy!!!!
miknz (3731)
316914 2005-01-22 07:56:00 If its in a zip file unzip it to my docs or wherever then go to my computer and navigate to c: drive, windows folder, fonts folder then up top click on file / install new fonts and navigate to wherever you unzipped the fonts to and select them. the highlander (245)
316915 2005-01-22 08:13:00 the highlander has told you the correct method, except go to Control Panel then open the Fonts folder then File "instal new font etc" zqwerty (97)
316916 2005-01-22 08:49:00 Thanks to all that help but I found the problem, I missed the "extract to folder link in the top left of the window. It seems I found a new XP trick tonight. I did not have to click "add new font"

Cheers

Someone who is fairly new to xp
miknz (3731)
316917 2005-10-11 05:16:00 Hi, I am trying to get our wedding invites together, I have mail merged all the names etc and now need to instal a new font I have downloaded off the net but cant seem to get it installed into my Fonts folder. It is a TTF type and when I try to cut and paste it into my C:/Windows/Fonts it doesnt show up and I cant figure out how to get it to appear in my "font select" window in MS Word.


Also you can use the specialized software, for example, Advanced Font Viewer. (www.styopkin.com) For preview and install uninstalled fonts.
SAlexander (6967)
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