How to Add Fonts to Your OpenOffice
OpenOffice is a free application suite that includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications, similar to the Microsoft Office suite. It is free, open-source, and can be run on Windows and Mac operating systems. Open Office uses your system's font library as its source for fonts. To add fonts to Open Office, simply add fonts to your computer's default fonts folder.
Instructions
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Mac OS X
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Navigate to your system fonts folder on your hard drive. Select “Hard Drive>Library>Fonts.”
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Drag and drop your new font file into the Fonts folder.
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Restart OpenOffice, and your new fonts will appear in the font drop-down box.
Windows
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Click “Start>Control Panel>Fonts."
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Select "File>Install New Font." Navigate to the location of your font file, select it, and click "OK."
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Restart OpenOffice, and your new fonts will appear in the font drop-down box.
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