The Windows operating system allows you to centrally manage fonts that can be used by all installed applications. Instead of downloading data separately into Photoshop, Microsoft Word and some other programs, you can install a new font directly into the OS. After this, it will become available for use using any software. This article describes the process of installing new fonts in different versions of Windows OS: XP, 7, 8 and 10.
general information
The font determines the appearance of printed characters. The most obvious areas where you might need these cosmetic changes are when working with text or graphics. Writing articles, web development, creating templates for certificates or greeting cards - all of this may require new custom fonts.
Connections can be divided into 2 stages: file download and installation. You can find the necessary files on specialized websites, design forums and torrent trackers. Windows supports all popular extensions: OpenType(OTF), TrueType(TTF), PostScript(PFM). The installation process is the same for all types, but differs slightly in different versions of Windows.
Extracting from the archive
Often files downloaded from the Internet end up packed into a special compressed folder - an archive (for example, with the extension .rar or .7z). This is done to save server space and reduce traffic.
To work with the contents of such objects, they must be unpacked. For this purpose, special programs are used - archivers. If you don’t have such software on your personal computer, you need to install it.
Download the WinRar utility from the official website of the developer - http://www.win-rar.ru/download/. Don't forget to choose the right one. The program will run on any version of the OS, including version 10.
Download the required version and install the archiver following the instructions of the Install Wizard. When the process is complete, right-click on the saved archive to bring up the settings and select the option “ Extract"("Extract"). In the window that opens, you need to specify the folder into which you want to unpack the contents. Now you can start installation.
Windows XP
In Windows XP there are 2 ways to install new fonts. Both are very simple - minimal computer skills are enough.
The first method is to copy the downloaded files to the desired directory manually:
You can also use the standard Windows XP tool:
Now you need to restart all active programs so that their settings are updated. After that, you can select a new font in them.
Windows 7/Vista
Compared to the XP version in Windows 7 and Vista, the developers have made the process of connecting fonts even simpler:
Similar to the previous version, users can also simply copy all files to the " Windows/Fonts».
If there is any left on your system disk little space, you can place the massive font "body" somewhere else and connect it with a shortcut. First you need to enable this feature in system settings:
Now, when connecting new fonts, you can select the option " Set as shortcut».
Please note: if you delete the file or move it to another location, the font will no longer work.
Windows 10 also has a similar function, and it launches in exactly the same way.
Windows 8/10
The process of connecting fonts in Windows 8 and 10 versions is similar.
Firstly, users can simply move the required files to the system directory " Fonts", as in previous releases.
Secondly, in Windows 10 you can just open the downloaded font by double-clicking on the file. In the window that opens there will be a presentation of the appearance of the symbols, as well as an Install button. Click on it and you'll be done. As with previous versions, you will need to restart all running programs to update their settings.
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Windows 7 comes with dozens of attractive and professional-looking fonts. However, there are even more unique, eye-catching, and fun fonts available for download all over the internet.
If you're creating your own document, publication, or other design with text, using a new font can make it stand out. Even better, when you discover how easy it is to add fonts to Windows, you can install them all.
Learn how to install fonts on Windows 7 using several methods, and how to remove them if you change your mind.
Adding fonts securely in Windows
As with any file or software of any type that you download onto your computer, you need to be sure that any fonts you install are safe.
- Look for fonts on reputable websites or as part of curated lists on a website you trust.
- Also, make sure you click the correct download button. Ads containing misleading graphics that resemble download buttons may trick you into installing something potentially dangerous.
Note. A good place to look for fonts that you know are safe is the Microsoft Typography page. You'll also find a lot of information about current and developing Microsoft fonts.
Unzip the font file
In most cases, new fonts will be downloaded to your computer as ZIP files. Before you can add fonts to Windows, you must unzip or extract them.
- Navigate to the font file you downloaded, which is most likely located in your Downloads folder.
- Right-click the folder and select Extract All.
- Select the location where you want to save the extracted font files and click Extract.
How to install fonts in Windows 7 from the fonts folder
Fonts are stored in the Windows 7 fonts folder. Once you download new fonts, you can also install them from this folder.
- To quickly access the folder, click Start and select Run, or press and hold the Windows key and press R. Type (or paste) %windir%\fonts into the Open field and click OK.
- Go to the File menu and select Install New Font.
- Navigate to the location where you saved the extracted font.
- Click on the file you want to install (if there are multiple files for the font, select the .ttf, .otf, or .fon file). If you want to install multiple fonts, press and hold the Ctrl key while selecting files.
- Select "Copy fonts to fonts folder" and click OK.
How to install fonts from a file
You can also install fonts in Windows 7 directly from the downloaded font file after extracting it.
- Navigate to the font file you downloaded and extracted.
- Double-click the font file (if there are multiple files in the fonts folder, select the .ttf, OTF, or .fon file).
- Click "Install" at the top of the window and wait a minute for the font to install on your computer.
Removing fonts
If you decide you don't like the font, you can remove it from your computer.
- Go to the Fonts folder."
- Click the font you want to remove and click Remove (or choose Remove from the File menu).
- Click Yes if a prompt box appears asking if you want to remove the font(s).
In this article, I will tell you how to install fonts in Windows 7. I will show you two simple methods that are easy to implement and explain them with pictures.
Windows 7 has over two hundred built-in fonts. Among them there are Cyrillic, Latin and even various hieroglyphs. However, during the work you may need to install some additional font, for example, decorative or for a specific language. And now you will learn how to install fonts in Windows 7.
How to install a font in Windows 7 - the easiest way
Before you install fonts in Windows 7, you need to download them. Once they are collected on your computer, you just need to double-click on the font files to open them, and then click on the “Install” button in the window that appears.
The installation process will begin, which will last a few seconds, and at the end the font will be installed on the system. There will be no success message, just the “Install” button will become inactive.
Installing a font via a folder
Before you install fonts in Windows 7, you should learn about another method. The second method will be very useful if you want to install not a couple of fonts, but a whole pack. Instead of opening each one and installing it manually, you can simply copy them all into your fonts folder.
Click the “Start” button and open “Control Panel”. In it, select the “Design and Personalization” item.
Then open the “Fonts” item.
And we find ourselves in the folder where all the system fonts are stored.
Now you just need to copy the font files and paste them into this folder, just like you do when copying any other files.
For new fonts to appear in any programs, they must be restarted after installing the font.
How to remove fonts
In order to remove unnecessary fonts from Windows 7, you need to go to the folder where they are stored (as I showed a little above), right-click on the font and select “Delete”.
Traditionally, Microsoft, together with the Windows operating system, provides users with a good set of practical, readable fonts. However, many users find this set insufficient for various reasons. Some people want to design a card or a greeting address and need fancy lettering. Someone works with mathematical formulas - this will require professional symbols. There are special signs even for recording chess studies! Of course, standard Windows fonts are not able to cover all these and other cases. Fortunately, you can supplement the basic set yourself. As will be seen later, this is not a difficult task at all.
How to choose
Before I tell you how to install fonts in Windows 7, I would like to give some tips on choosing them.
The computer user should remember that the main requirement for the design of printed text is readability. It doesn’t matter how beautiful the individual letters are, if reading what is written turns into deciphering a rebus, this will certainly interfere with conveying the idea contained in the text. Hence the first piece of advice: before installing a new font on your system, look at examples of written words. The easiest way to do this is to double-click on the file.
The next thing you should pay attention to: many fonts for Windows 7 are intended only for writing, but most Russian-speaking users cannot do without the Cyrillic alphabet. Sometimes an indication of support for the Russian alphabet is contained directly in the name (“rus”, “kyr” are marker words), but not always. Again, a double-click preview will help you accurately determine the availability of your native language.
And lastly, there are quite a few so-called font collections. This is an archive with tens or even hundreds of files. It is very unwise to install them all without looking - any garbage in the system folders slows down the computer over time. For example, drawing thumbnails of the Fonts folder if there are a large number of installed fonts may take several minutes. Reviewing each file from a set before installation is also difficult. Still, the optimal solution would be to load into the computer only what is really needed.
General instructions
Font files usually have the extension .ttf, less often .otf or .fnt. But they are often available in archived form (.zip extension, .rar, .7z, etc.) Any of the methods described below assumes that you have already unzipped the archive and extracted the fonts from it. Windows 7 can unpack .zip archives. For other file types, you will need a special archiver program.
Additionally, installing a new font requires administrative privileges. If you are not a computer administrator and do not know the administrative password, you will have to contact someone who has such authority to complete the installation.
Installation via context menu
This is probably the easiest way to install fonts in Windows 7. The operating system recognizes suitable files and adds a special item to them. All you need to do is right-click on the selected file and select “Install” from the menu that appears. It is done.
If you want to preview the font before installing, you should double-click on it. The window that opens will display the outline of all letters. There will also be an “Install” button at the top of the window. If you liked the writing, click the button.
The described steps are convenient when you need to install one or more fonts. If you plan to install a dozen or more files, then adding each of them one after another is a tedious task. In this case, the following method will do.
Copying fonts to the system folder
This option should be considered the most universal. The Windows\Fonts folder has existed in Microsoft operating systems since time immemorial, so this method is easy to use in XP or Windows 8 just as in Windows 7.
You can install fonts by simply transferring the corresponding files to the Fonts folder (or copying and then pasting them). You don’t even have to copy files, but simply create shortcuts to them.
At the same time, we must remember that the Fonts folder has the attributes “hidden” and “system”. To get into it, you will either need to make system folders visible through the settings in the Control Panel, or use a file manager that shows all objects on the computer regardless of their attributes, unlike Explorer.
Installation via "Control Panel"
Recommendations on how to install fonts in Windows 7 would be incomplete without mentioning a special tool for working with them in Windows. To use it, go to the “Start” menu, there we click the “Control Panel” button. Next, select the “Fonts” item, and if the panel has a “By Category” view, then first click “Design and Personalization”, and only then “Fonts”.
The window that opens will be the same Fonts folder that we wrote about above. Therefore, to complete the installation, you should proceed in the same way: drag the files with the mouse, copy and then paste them, or create shortcuts.
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Windows 7 has significantly expanded font management capabilities.
Font management
Open the folder C:\Windows\Fonts or Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Fonts.
By default, Windows 7 does not display fonts that do not match your locale settings. For example, if you have two input languages - English and Russian, then fonts that do not contain Latin and Cyrillic characters (for example, Chinese) will not be displayed in MS Office, Photoshop, etc. programs. To enable display of all fonts installed on the system, select Font options(in the left menu), uncheck Hide fonts based on current language settings and press OK.
If you select a font, buttons will appear in the horizontal menu View, Delete And Hide.
If you press the button Delete, the selected font will be permanently deleted from the system.
If you press the button Hide, the selected font will not be deleted from the system, but will no longer be displayed in most programs and will become unavailable for use.
If you press the button View, the font preview window will open. The font can also be viewed by double-clicking on it with the left mouse button.
Hidden fonts are displayed in the Fonts folder in gray. If you want to enable the display of a hidden font, then select it and press the button in the horizontal menu .
If you installed a new font and it does not appear in programs, then open Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Fonts, find the installed font, right-click on it and select from the context menu that appears .
On the tab Are common click the button Unblock(at the very bottom) and then OK.
Installing fonts
To install a new font, right-click on it and select the item in the context menu that appears .
If you want to preview the font before installation, double-click on the font with the right mouse button and in the window that opens, click .
You can also install the font by simply copying it to the folder C:\Windows\Fonts(all fonts are stored in this folder and when you copy a new font into it, the font installer will automatically launch). This method is convenient when you need to install several fonts at once.
If you prefer to store your fonts in a folder other than Fonts, you can enable installing fonts using shortcuts– without copying the font file itself to the Fonts folder. To allow this installation, open the folder C:\Windows\Fonts or Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Fonts, in the left menu select Font options. In the window that opens, check the box Allow installation of fonts using shortcuts and press OK.
After this, in the context menu, in addition to the item, an additional item will appear.
Note. If you move or delete a font that is referenced by an installed shortcut, that font will no longer be usable.
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Comments (18) to “Fonts in Windows 7”
Help me please! After installing W7, some files that open are written in Russian (as needed), and some in some Greek characters. For example, when opening a music disc, part
Song titles or credits are written as they should be, and some are written in symbols. The same problems occur in Photoshop7, as well as in some programs in Russian. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
same topic. Most programs do not recognize Russian fonts. The problem arose after installing the updates... help
Sometimes I just have questions.. place the letters, what should I do??
Help me! When I click properties, there is no “unlock” button under the “others” button, what should I do to make it appear?
What to do with Postscript fonts? In principle, they are installed using ATM de lux and all programs (word, photoshop, corel...) see them, but InDesign does not see them, which, in fact, is the main disadvantage
Has anyone figured out this problem?
AND THAT'S ALL, FIGURED OUT =)
Maybe you can tell others so they can figure it out too?
Good afternoon. After installing one program, the default font became different, less clear and faded. What was the default font in Windows 7 initially, and how can I get it back?
P.S. I connected my hard drive to another computer, also with Windows 7. I deleted the entire Front folder and copied it from another computer. Problem not solved?
Question marks instead of text, what to do?
"1250"="c_1251.nls"
"1251"="c_1251.nls"
"1252"="c_1251.nls"
"1253"="c_1251.nls"
"1254"="c_1251.nls"
"1255"="c_1251.nls"
"1252"="c_1251.nls"
"Arial,0"="Arial,204"
"Comic Sans MS,0"="Comic Sans MS,204"
"Courier,0"="Courier New,204"
"Microsoft Sans Serif,0"="Microsoft Sans Serif,204"
"Tahoma,0"="Tahoma,204"
"Times New Roman,0"="Times New Roman,204"
"Verdana,0"="Verdana,204"
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Go to:
Control Panel – Fonts – Clear Type Text Settings – Enable this feature and customize the display to suit you best
Please tell me how I can open a file with the djvu extension. The system reports that a binary file has been detected and all sorts of nonsense that looks like hieroglyphs opens. Thanks in advance.
Using the WinDjView program. It's free.
This is how it is treated?
Control Panel > Region and Language > Advanced tab > Change system language button > Select Russian > OK.
Vityz:
01/11/2010 at 23:18
open notepad copy this, save close change the extension to .reg and run..
HELPED!!!
Thank you, it helped after the “questions” in many places :) reboot after is required