How to Make Fonts Work

There are literally thousands of different fonts that are available. Finding the fonts you like is fairly easy in today's world of the Internet. The only problem is knowing how to get them active on your computer after you have found them. The fonts on your computer are located in the "Fonts" folder. In most cases, just setting the fonts into the folder will activate them, but sometimes there is a little more to it.

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" button located on your taskbar.

2. Click "Control Panel." The "Control Panel" window will open. Select "Appearance and Personalization" and then select the "Fonts" option.

3. Select "File" from the menu bar. If you do not see this option, press the "Alt" key and it will appear. Select "Add New Fonts." The "Add Fonts" window will open.

4. Select the drive you will be installing the fonts from. To do this, you must click the "Drives:" drop-down menu. Once you have picked the drive, you can navigate through the drive via the "Folders:" sub-window. Find the folder where the fonts are located.

5. Double-click the folder where the fonts are located. The fonts that are available in that folder will appear in the "List of fonts" sub-window.

6. Select the fonts you want to install.

7. Click the "Install" button to activate your fonts.