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How to install fonts into a windows system
04-24-2007
In order to view the Chambersburg Country Club website in the way it was designed to be viewed, you need certain fonts installed onto your system. Whether you download fonts from the Internet or have a CD full of typefaces, in order to use them in your word processor or other programs or websites you must install TrueType or OpenType fonts in the Windows fonts folder. It is a simple procedure, but heed the following notes and tips when you install TrueType or OpenType fonts. Please click the links for the fonts beneath this paragraph and then follow the steps outlined below.


Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 1-5 minutes
Here's How:

1. Save fonts to your PC.
Click the three links above. When the dialog box appears, click "Save" and choose a location on your computer. You must remember this location for use in steps 5 and 6.

2. Go to Control Panel.
Click on your Start button and select Settings > Control Panel (or Open My Computer then Control Panel)

3. Go to your Fonts folder.
Open (Doubleclick) the Fonts folder.

4. Go to Install New Font.
Select File | Install New Font.
Check the Font FAQ if your Install New Font command is missing.

5. Find the directory with the font(s) you want to install.
Use the Folders: and Drives: windows to move to the folder on your hard drive, a disk, or CD where your new TrueType or OpenType fonts are located.

6. Find the font(s) you want to install.
Highlight the TrueType or OpenType font to install from the List of fonts window.

7. Install the font(s).
Click OK. This completes your TrueType or OpenType font installation.

Tips:
1. Put installed fonts on your hard drive.
If you are going to install TrueType or OpenType fonts from a CD be sure the 'Copy fonts to folder' box is checked; otherwise, fonts may not be available to use if the CD is not in the drive at all times.

2. TrueType fonts have the extension .TTF
TrueType fonts require only this one file for installation and use.

3. OpenType fonts have the extension .TTF or .OTF
OpenType fonts require only this one file for installation and use.



The information provided in the article was gathered from the following sources:

Bear, Jacci Howard. How To Install TrueType or OpenType Fonts in Windows. Retrieved 04-24-2007
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/fixfonts/ht/install_fonts_w.htm




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