How to Add New Fonts to Windows

You can add new fonts to Windows.

Although there are many fonts included with Microsoft Windows, you can also add more fonts to the system if the font you want to use is not included in the operating system. If the font you want is not available on Windows, you must download a font from an online font store or have a disc that includes fonts. After you have gained access to the font or fonts you want to install on Microsoft Windows, you then can begin to add new fonts to Windows.

Things You'll Need

• Font groups on a hard drive or disc

Instructions

1. Click "Start" and select "Run" if you are using Windows XP. Type "%windir%\fonts" and click "OK." If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, click "Start" and type "%windir%\fonts" into the "Start Search" box and select "ENTER."

2. Click the "File" menu and select "Install New Font."

3. Click the drive in the "Drives" box that includes the new fonts you want to install. If you downloaded the fonts from an online source, they will be in the "C" drive. If the fonts are on a disc, they will likely be in the "D" drive.

4. Navigate to and click on the folder in the "Folders" box that contains your fonts. Click "OK."

5. Press and hold the "Ctrl" key and click to select the fonts in the "List of Fonts" box that you want to add.

6. Click the "Copy Fonts to Fonts Folder" check box and click "OK." You now have added new fonts to Windows.

References

• Microsoft: Add Fonts

Resources

• 1001 Free Fonts: Font Archive