How to Install Fonts & Brushes for Photoshop CS5
Adobe Photoshop comes with many fonts and several brushes already preinstalled. If you have additional fonts or brushes you want included in Photoshop, you can add them yourself. Many are available for free on the Internet. Make sure you trust the source before downloading any files to your computer. To install fonts, Photoshop uses the same library your Windows computer uses. To install brushes, move the new brushes to the Photoshop Brushes folder, then use Photoshop to install them.
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Instructions
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Installing Fonts
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Locate the fonts you want to install on your computer. If they have been downloaded from the Internet, they may be in a compressed zip file. Open the zip file using a free unzip utility such as WinZip or 7-Zip.
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Right-click the font file and select “Install.” Windows 7 will automatically install the selected font.
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Launch Photoshop. Click the “Font” menu in the “Character Panel.” The new font will be listed.
Installing Brushes
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Locate the brushes you want to install to Adobe Photoshop. If they are in a zip file, open it using a free unzip utility such as WinZip or 7-Zip.
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Click the “Start” button on your Windows desktop and select “Libraries.” Navigate to your “Adobe Photoshop” folder and double-click it to open it. Double-click the “Presets” folder to open it. Open the “Brushes” folder.
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Drag the new brush file to the “Brushes” folder.
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Launch Photoshop. Click the “Window” menu and select “Brushes” to open the Brushes Panel. Click the “Menu” icon on the top right corner of the Brushes Panel and select “Load Brushes.” The “Load” navigation window opens with the “Brushes” folder already selected.
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Click on the new brush file and click “Load.” The brush is added to Photoshop.
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