Font FAQ's

 

  • How to install a font under Windows? Download Font

    Click on the "Download" button, save the font file on your hard disk.

    Under Windows Vista : Select the font files (.ttf, .otf or .fon) then Right-click > Install

    Under any version of Windows : Place the font files (.ttf, .otf or .fon) into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts
    (can be reached as well by the Start Menu > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Fonts).

    Tip : if you punctually need a font, you don't need to install it. Just double-click on the .ttf file, and while the preview window is opened you can use it in most of the programs you'll launch (apart from a few exceptions like OpenOffice).

  • How to install a font under Mac OS ? Download Font

    Click on the "Download" button, save the font file on your hard disk.

    Under Mac OS X 10.3 or above (including the FontBook) : Double-click the font file > "Install font" button at the bottom of the preview.

    Under any version of Mac OS X : Put the files into /Library/Fonts (for all users) or into /Users/Your_username/Library/Fonts (for you only).

    Under Mac OS 9 or earlier :     Download the font files (.ttf or .otf),Then drag the fonts suitcases into the System folder. The system will propose you to add them to the Fonts folder.

  • How to install a font under Linux ? Download Font

    Click on the "Download" button, save the font file on your hard disk.

    Copy the font files (.ttf or .otf) to fonts:/// in the File manager.

  • How to use a new font with a software ? Download Font

    Click on the "Download" button, save the font file on your hard disk.

    • It is sometimes necessary to relaunch the current application to be able to use the new font. Then you may proceed as usual, the font will appear in your software's font combo-box (word processing, drawing etc.).

  • Any other browser Adjustments?

    It is sometimes necessary to set the encoding, in that case Browser > View > Encoding > User Defined / Auto Select