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How to Add Font in Microsoft Word

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Part 1of 3:

On Windows

  1. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 1 Download the font from a trusted website. Fonts are a common way to transmit viruses, so take care to only download fonts from trusted sources, and avoid any fonts that come in EXE format. Fonts typically come packed into ZIP files, or in TTF or OTF format. A few of the more popular font sites include the following:
    • dafont.com
    • fontspace.com
    • fontsquirrel.com
    • 1001freefonts.com
  2. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 2 Extract the font file if necessary. If your font downloads in a ZIP folder, double-click the folder, then click Extract at the top of the window, click Extract all , and click Extract at the bottom of the window.
    • Skip this step if the font downloads in TTF or OTF format, not in a ZIP folder.
  3. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 3 Double-click the font file. Doing so will open the font in a preview window.
  4. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 4 ClickInstall. It's at the top of the preview window.
  5. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 5 ClickYesif prompted. Since installing a font requires administrator permissions, you may be prompted to confirm this step.
    • If you aren't on an administrator account, you can't install a font.
  6. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 6 Wait for the font to install. This will usually only take a few seconds. Once the font is installed on your computer, it will be accessible by any programs which use system fonts, including Microsoft Word.

Part 2of 3:

On Mac

  1. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 7 Download a font. There are tons of sites that host font files that you can download for free (for home use). MacOS supports both OTF and TTF font formats, which are two of the most common font types. Some of the more popular font sites include the following:
    • dafont.com
    • fontspace.com
    • fontsquirrel.com
    • 1001freefonts.com
  2. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 8 Extract the font file if necessary. Since most font files download in a ZIP folder, you'll need to unzip the folder by double-clicking it and waiting for the extracted folder to open.
    • Skip this step if your font downloads as a TTF or OTF file, not a ZIP folder.
  3. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 9 Double-click the font file. Doing so will bring up a preview window.
  4. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 10 ClickInstall Font. It's at the top of the preview window. This will install your font for all text-based programs on your Mac, thus making it usable with Microsoft Word.[1]

Part 3of 3:

Accessing the Font in Word

  1. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 11 Note the installed font's name. Since fonts in Word are listed in alphabetical order, you'll need to know the first few letters of your font to find it.
  2. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 12 Open Microsoft Word. Its app icon resembles a white "W" on a dark-blue background.
    • If Microsoft Word was already open, close it and then re-open it. Failing to do this may prevent your font from showing up until you restart Word.
  3. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 13 ClickBlank document. You'll find this option in the upper-left side of the launch page. Doing so opens a new Word document.
  4. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 14 Click theHometab. It's at the top of the Word window.
  5. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 15 Open the "Font" drop-down menu. ClickHow to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 16to the right of the current font's name in the toolbar. You should see a drop-down menu appear.
  6. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 17 Find your new font. Scroll through the drop-down menu until you find your font's name.
  7. How to Add Font in Microsoft Word — contextual image 18 Test the font. Click the font's name, then try typing using the font. You may need to adjust the size of the font in order for it to appear normal.

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