Better Way To Install Fonts In Windows

Posted by Martin in Windows, software  Tags: , , ,

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The default way to install new fonts in Windows (except for Windows Vista) is to click on the Font entry in the Windows Control Panel and to select Install New Font from the File menu. That’s not very handy especially if you install fonts regularly on the system.

Click Font is a small Open Source application that provides users with a better way to install fonts in Windows. The software adds an Install Font entry to the right-click menu when specific font related file extensions are selected.

The software can install True Type, Open Type and Postscript Fonts and register them correctly on the system. One nice feature is the option to install all fonts that are located in a specific folder which can be real time saver.

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Click Font is compatible to 32-bit versions of Windows 2000, NT and Windows XP but should run under Windows Vista as well.


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hypert says, July 23rd, 2008   

Uhh, you don’t need to install extra SW to do this. A *tiny* BAT script will do the job

@echo off
copy %1 %WINDIR%\Fonts
pause

Associate that script with a new Action for TTF, etc, files thru the Folder Options -> File Types dialog.

matt says, July 23rd, 2008   

1. Make a shortcut of c:\windows\fonts on your desktop.

2. And just drag and drop fonts in to that folder. Simple!

Gemini says, July 23rd, 2008   

Yea, you can justdrag the font file to the fonts directory, which can be found on your control panel or c:\windows\fonts

Rarst says, July 23rd, 2008   

Copying font file to the fonts folder does not equal installing it properly.

I had encountered applications that required manual install through File>Install font in fonts dir or they were unable to use font.

Dan Ridley says, July 23rd, 2008   

I’ve noticed that too with c:\windows\fonts, although dragging files to the “magic” Control Panel → Fonts folder does seem to work as well as File → Install Font.

I had an argument with Raymond Chen on his blog recently — MS thinks nobody uses File → Install Font any more, and that therefore they don’t need to worry about making it usable. It’s unfortunate.

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Tim says, July 23rd, 2008   

You don’t really need some extra software for that. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo (a hidden folder) and make a link to the fonts folder. This way you can copy and thus install a font via send to in the right-click menu.

I use this one on XP, don’t know if it works an all Windows.

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me says, August 8th, 2008   

Sometimes Drag&Drop don’t work, same as just copying/link file. Then you need to use standard way.

Look here: http://www.how-to-how.com/install-a-font

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