How to Add a Font in Gimp
Gimp is a downloadable digital image manipulation program (See Reference 1). It can be used for any number of tasks, including photo retouching, digital illustration and colorization. It operates very similarly to expensive and prolific programs like Adobe Photoshop, but is available for free. Just one of Gimp's many tricks is the ability to add text to an image--simply type your message, and you can make it appear on an image in a variety of font styles and colors. You also have the option to download your own fonts from the Internet and add them to the program.
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Instructions
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PC (Microsoft)
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Click on "Start," then select "Control Panel" and "Fonts."
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Click on "File" and "Install New Font."
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Search in the pop-up window for the font you want to install in Gimp. Use the "Folders" box in this window to locate the font you downloaded. Select it in the "List of Fonts" window and click "OK."
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Restart Gimp. The newly-installed font will now be available in this and any other program that utilizes various fonts.
Mac OS X
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Left-click and hold on the downloaded font file you wish to install.
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Drag it, in the Finder window, to the "Macintosh HD" folder, then the "Library" folder and finally the "Fonts" folder.
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Drop the file here. Tnstalls it not only to Gimp, but to other programs that utilize fonts. Restart Gimp.
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Tips & Warnings
Only download free fonts from sites that you trust--a few are listed in the Resources section.
