Comments | obsessivefonts: Downloading Fonts: all you need to know

enriana in obsessivefonts

Downloading Fonts: all you need to know

Aug 09, 2005 17:49

Rules for Downloading
1. Comment when downloading a font. It helps me know which fonts are popular, and provides information for things like Font of the Month.
2. Always be polite when asking for a font. Remember that people have lives and you won't get an instant response.
3. Always be polite, period.
4. Do not be afraid to speak up if something ( Read more... )

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morningljus August 13 2005, 05:15:00 UTC

If all you have is Paint to work with for icons, is it possible to download fonts to that? Because I've downloaded a couple before but have never quite figured out how to get them in there.

enriana August 13 2005, 05:42:13 UTC

Installing doesn't affect programs so much - you're installing them onto your entire program. I can give you directs for doing in XP, otherwise you'll have to check Google or icon_tutorial. :)

morningljus August 13 2005, 22:11:08 UTC

That would make my day, if you don't mind.

enriana August 13 2005, 22:51:24 UTC

Make sure to download the font first, and put it somewhere where you can find it easily - My Documents or the C/unzipped is where I keep mine. :)

Make sure it's unzipped, too, then go to Start > Control Panel, and then find the "Fonts" shortcut. (I keep a Shortcut on my desktop for quickness.)

Click on that, and then, File > Install New Font. A little dialouge will pop up, just click around to find your file. If it's in a place with a lot of files, like the unzipped folder or your docs, it might take a minute or so for the computer to scan and find the fonts.

If all goes well, you should see the font name in the list of fonts: list. Select it and click OK, and it's installed. :)

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thetwistedsista August 29 2005, 18:20:33 UTC

Okay...I've found the community, and I can't download anything. It just goes to a temporary folder which I don't know where to get to.
I can download them to where I want in a zip, but I can't do that with ttf files here.
Any way of getting around it?

gloryforever April 20 2006, 22:25:49 UTC

I'd create a folder in c:\ or on your desktop (so you can find the font easily). Once that's done, when you install the font, the file will be copied to the font folder and you can delete the download