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I am attempting to install a font from a document that was sent to me but is not on my system. Is that possible for use on future documents?
Hi Jason,
You can’t really install a font from a document.
Actually we don't really add fonts to Word but to the Windows Font Folder where all fonts reside. Just like we don’t really save any files to Microsoft Word but to a Folder, usually in My Documents or Documents.
Here is how the Microsoft Mavens tell us to do just that.
To add a new font to your computer
Open Fonts in Control Panel.
On the File menu, click Install New Font.
In Drives, click the drive you want.
In Folders, double-click the folder that contains the fonts you want to add.
In List of fonts, click the font you want to add, and then click OK.
To add all of the listed fonts, click Select All, and then click OK.
To open Fonts, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Fonts.
To select more than one font to add, hold down the CTRL key, and then click each of the fonts you want to add.
You can also drag OpenType, TrueType, Type 1, and raster fonts from another location to add them to the Fonts folder. This works only if the font is not already in the Fonts folder.
To add fonts from a network drive without using disk space on your computer, make sure that the Copy fonts to Fonts folder check box, in the Add Fonts dialog box, is clear.
This is available only when you install OpenType, TrueType, or raster fonts using the Install New Font option on the File menu.
Good Luck.
Dale :-)
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