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Managing Fonts

Choosing a Desktop Theme" earlier in this chapter.

To open the Fonts folder:

Choose Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes; below See Also, click Fonts (Figure 4.76 ).

or

In Windows Explorer, open the folder \Windows\Fonts. (\Windows is named \WINNT on some systems.)

Font Utilities

If you work with fonts regularly or your font lists are getting crowded, try a font-management utility such as Suitcase ($100 U.S.; www.extensis.com) or Adobe Type Manager Deluxe ($69; www.adobe.com).

To convert PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts between Windows and Mac, try CrossFont ($45; www.asy.com).

To create your own fonts, try Font Creator Program ($50; www.high-logic.com).

For enthusiasts, Metafont, TeX, and LaTeXthe best typography and typesetting software on the planetis free and available at www.tug.org.

Tips

To match the font names with their filenames, choose View > Details in the Fonts folder.

To see look-alike fonts, choose View > List Fonts by Similarity.

To reduce Fonts folder clutter, choose View > Hide Variations (Bold, Italic, Etc.).

To view or print a font:

In the Fonts folder, double-click the font's icon (Figure 4.77 ).

or

In the Fonts folder, select one or more font icons; then press Enter (or choose File > Open).

Windows displays font statistics, the full alphabet, and a type sample at various sizes. Click Print to print a font sample.

Some system fonts (Courier, Symbol, and MS Serif, for example) are hidden because Windows needs them for program windows, dialog boxes, and menus. To view them, in the Fonts folder, choose Tools > Folder Options > View tab > Show Hidden Files and Folders.

To view fonts with a program other than Windows Font Viewer, right-click a font icon; choose Properties; then click Change.

To install a new font:

In the Fonts folder, choose File > Install New Font; then navigate to and select the font files to install (Figure 4.78 ).

or

Drag a font file into the Fonts folder.

Tips

After a font is installed, it appears in your programs' Font dialog boxes and lists.

Windows lets you install only these font types: TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (also .ttf), Adobe Type 1 (.pfm or .pfb), and raster (.fon).

If a new font appears unexpectedly in your Fonts folder, a recently installed program probably put it there.

To remove a font:

In the Fonts folder, right-click the font's icon; then choose Delete.

or

In the Fonts folder, select one or more font icons; then press Delete (or choose File > Delete).

or

Drag one or more font icons out of the Fonts folder (to the Recycle Bin or another folder).

Tips

If an icon in the Fonts folder has a shortcut arrow, the font is installed but located elsewhere.

The standard Windows fonts are Courier New (TrueType, including bold, italic, and bold italic), Arial (TrueType, including bold, italic, and bold italic), Times New Roman (TrueType, including bold, italic, and bold italic), Symbol (TrueType), Wingdings (TrueType), MS Serif, and MS Sans Serif.

If you delete any of the standard fonts, you can restore them by copying icons from the Fonts folder of another Windows computer (pre-XP PCs work fine) or by running Windows Setup.