How Add Font in Microsoft Word
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- Download the font from a trusted website. Fonts are a common way to transmit viruses
- so take care to only download fonts from trusted sources
- and avoid any fonts that come in EXE format. Fonts typically come packed into ZIP files
- or in TTF or OTF format. A few of the more popular font sites include the following:dafont.comfontspace.comfontsquirrel.com1001freefonts.comExtract the font file if necessary. If your font downloads in a ZIP folder
- double-click the folder
- then click Extract at the top of the window
- click Extract all
- and click Extract at the bottom of the window.Skip this step if the font downloads in TTF or OTF format
- not in a ZIP folder.Double-click the font file. Doing so will open the font in a preview window.. Its at the top of the preview window. if prompted. Since installing a font requires administrator permissions
- you may be prompted to confirm this step.If you arent on an administrator account
- you cant 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.Download a font. There are tons of sites that host font files that you can download for free (for home use). MacOS supports both OTF and TTF font formats
- which are two of the most common font types. Some of the more popular font sites include the following:dafont.comfontspace.comfontsquirrel.com1001freefonts.comExtract the font file if necessary. Since most font files download in a ZIP folder
- youll need to unzip the folder by double-clicking it and waiting for the extracted folder to open.Skip this step if your font downloads as a TTF or OTF file
- not a ZIP folder.Double-click the font file. Doing so will bring up a preview window.. Its at the top of the preview window. This will install your font for all text-based programs on your Mac
- thus making it usable with Microsoft Word. Note the installed fonts name. Since fonts in Word are listed in alphabetical order
- youll 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.. Youll find this option in the upper-left side of the launch page. Doing so opens a new Word document. tab. Its at the top of the Word window.Find your new font. Scroll through the drop-down menu until you find your fonts name.Test the font. Click the fonts name
- then try typing using the font. You may need to adjust the size of the font in order for it to appear normal.
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