Install fonts from your Mac or network: Click the Add button in the Font Book toolbar, locate and select the font, then click Open. Tip: To quickly install a font, you can also drag the font file to the Font Book app icon, or double-click the font file in the Finder, then click Install Font in the dialog that appears. While your Mac comes with a slew of fonts, there are many others are available on the Internet. Here are the steps for finding, downloading, and installing them to your Mac. Click the Safari icon on the Dock or Launchpad. In the Search and Address field, type copyright-free fonts. Installing a custom font in Mac The single font is downloaded to your computer as a single file or in a compressed folder. If it is compressed extract it. Double-click the font file to open the Font Book application.
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To use fonts in your apps, you need to install the fonts using Font Book. When you’re installing fonts, Font Book lists any problems it finds for you to review. You can also validate fonts later.
Install fonts
You can install fonts from a location on your Mac (or a network you’re connected to), or download additional system fonts right in the Font Book window. Fonts that you can download are dimmed in the font list.
In the Font Book app on your Mac, do any of the following:
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All fonts you install or download appear in Font Book, and are available to use in your apps.
The fonts you install are available just to you, or to anyone who uses your computer, depending on what you set as the default location for installed fonts. For more information about setting the default location, see Change Font Book preferences.
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When you install a font, it’s automatically validated or checked for errors. You can also validate fonts after installation if the font isn’t displayed correctly or if a document won’t open because of a corrupt font.
Tip: To find warnings or errors in a long list of fonts, click the pop-up menu at the top-left corner of the Font Validation window, then choose Warnings and Errors.
Resolve duplicate fonts
If a font has a duplicate, it has a yellow warning symbol next to it in the list of fonts.
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If you can’t resolve font problems, go to the Apple Support website.
See alsoRemove or disable fonts in Font Book on MacRestore fonts that came with your Mac using Font BookExport fonts in Font Book on MacApple Support article: Fonts included with macOS Catalina
I have always been a bit of a font addict and love finding new fonts to play around with. Recently I shared with you a few of my favorite FREE fonts and received some questions regarding how to install a font onto a computer. Free fonts are certainly not as fun when you don’t yet know how to install them! So today I’m going to share a step-by-step tutorial on how to install fonts on a Mac OSX. If you are a PC-girl (or guy), don’t worry because I’ve got you covered too! Hop on over to The Shabby Creek Cottage and Gina will take you through the steps of installing a new font on your PC. Once you see how simple it is to install new fonts, you might just turn into a font addict too!
I should also point out that this process takes much longer to write about and outline in a step-by-step post than it does to implement in real life. You can install a bunch of fonts in a minute or two once you know how!
Step 1: Google search the term “free fonts” to find a font site that contains fonts you would like to download to your computer.Please note: Take caution when downloading items to your computer. Some sites may not be safe so download at your own risk. In the screenshot below you can see that I have pulled up some fonts on the site fontsquirrel.com. To begin downloading the font I click on “Download TTF” or “Download OTF”. All font files will be a .ttf or .otf file. For the purpose of this example, I have downloaded the “UglyQua” font.
Step: 2 After you install your font you will see it located in your downloads file as a zip file. Double click on the zip file to open it.
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Step 3: Once you double click on your downloaded font zip file your Downloads folder will automatically open (beneath your browser–so minimize your internet screen to see it). Click on the font file folder to open it.
Step 4: Once you open the font file folder you will see the license for the font in a text (.txt) document and then the actual font(s) as the .ttf or .otf files. Click on the font file (.ttf or .otf) to open the font in the Font Book.
Step 5: The font is now open and ready to be installed. Click on “Install Font”. Note that some fonts don’t convert to Mac and an error screen will pop up warning you that the font has errors before you install.
Step 6: The font will show up in your Font Book. Congratulations! You installed your font!
And that is all there is to it! Your Mac will do most of the work for you and all you have to do is simply know which words to click on. If you follow these steps (and are on a Mac OSX then you shouldn’t have any problems. To get you going with your new-found superpower, I recommend looking for free fonts at dafont.com, urbanfonts.com, and fontsquirrel.com. Enjoy!
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