How to Import a Font Into Open Office Writer

Open Office Writer is an open source word processing program. It is a part of the larger Open Office suite of software, which includes a spreadsheet, database and presentation program. The Open Office software does not have its own set of fonts. Instead, it uses the fonts that are native to the operating system. In order to use new fonts in Open Office Writer, they must first be installed on the operating system. Windows users will install the fonts using the \"Fonts\" utility. Linux users place the fonts in a subdirectory of their home directory.

Things You'll Need

• Internet access

Instructions

Windows

1. Download the font. Free fonts can be obtained from various websites (see Resources).

2. Uncompress the font, if it was downloaded as a zip file.

3. Click on \"Run\" under the \"Start\" menu.

4. Type \"%windir%\\fonts\" in the dialog window. This will open the \"Font\" window.

5. Click on the \"File\" menu in the tool bar at the top of the \"Font\" window.

6. Choose the \"Install New Font\" option.

7. Locate the font you want to install in the \"Browse\" window.

8. Check the \"Copy Fonts To Fonts Folder\" check box.

9. Click the \"OK\" button to install the new font.

10. Open the \"Open Office Writer\" software. If the software is already open, restart the program.

11. Click on the \"Font\" drop-down list in the tool bar and choose the new font.

Linux

1. Download the font. Free fonts can be obtained from various websites (see Resources).

2. Open a terminal window. The terminal window will be found under \"Accessories\" or \"System Tools\" in the \"Applications\" menu.

3. Type the command \"cd Downloads/\" to navigate to the directory where the font was saved. Replace \"Downloads\" with the correct file name.

4. Type the command \"unzip font.zip\" to uncompress the file. Replace \"font.zip\" with the correct file name.

5. Type the command \"mkdir ~/.fonts\" to create a directory for the new fonts in your home directory.

6. Type the command \"mv *.ttf *.TTF ~/.fonts\" to move the font to the \"~/.fonts\" directory. This will move all fonts that were downloaded and extracted into the directory at the same time.

7. Open the \"Open Office Writer\" software. If the software is already open, restart the program.

8. Click on the \"Font\" drop-down list in the tool bar and choose the new font.

References

• OpenOffice: Training, Tips, and Ideas: Installing Fonts so They'll Show Up in OpenOffice.org
• Microsoft Support: How to install or remove a font in Windows
• ghacks: Installing Fonts in Linux

Resources

• 1001 Free Fonts
• dafont
• Simply the Best Fonts