How to Add Fonts to Wordpad

First you have to find a font you like., Choose YOUR font. , Download your font., Once you're done downloading, you have to unpack your font., Once WinRar is open, choose your file (by clicking on it), then click "extract to" (on the top left hand...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: First you have to find a font you like.

    If you don't want to pay for it, simply google "free fonts".

    You'll find tons of stuff to choose from!
  2. Step 2: Choose YOUR font.

    , (There'll be a "Download"-button at somewhere...) The fonts you download will be "WinRAR-ZIP-Archive"-files. , To do so, simply click on it.

    Since it is a "WinRAR-ZIP-Archive"-file, WinRar will open automatically to unpack the file.

    If you don't have WinRar, you'll have a little problem here. (But you can download a 40-day test version of WinRar for free.) , If you have downloaded more than one font, click "add" and choose the other fonts you want to unpack. , It'll probably be quite complicated to find the right folder there, so just choose "desktop". ,, You should see a folder called "fonts".

    In Mac, access your Library, then go to "Fonts" folder. ,,, You should now find your new fonts in "WordPad". (If you don't, you maybe have to restart "WordPad"

    if you opened it BEFORE downloading and unpacking your new fonts.)
  3. Step 3: Download your font.

  4. Step 4: Once you're done downloading

  5. Step 5: you have to unpack your font.

  6. Step 6: Once WinRar is open

  7. Step 7: choose your file (by clicking on it)

  8. Step 8: then click "extract to" (on the top left hand side of your window

  9. Step 9: next to "add").

  10. Step 10: After you click "extract to

  11. Step 11: " another window will open asking you where you want to extract the files to.

  12. Step 12: Your unpacked fonts will be "truetype" (ttf) files.

  13. Step 13: When done

  14. Step 14: close WinRar and click on "start"

  15. Step 15: then on "control panel".

  16. Step 16: Put your unpacked fonts (from your desktop) into THAT folder.

  17. Step 17: When you've done that

  18. Step 18: you can close that folder and also delete the "WinRAR-ZIP-Archive"-files you downloaded.

  19. Step 19: You're done!

Detailed Guide

If you don't want to pay for it, simply google "free fonts".

You'll find tons of stuff to choose from!

, (There'll be a "Download"-button at somewhere...) The fonts you download will be "WinRAR-ZIP-Archive"-files. , To do so, simply click on it.

Since it is a "WinRAR-ZIP-Archive"-file, WinRar will open automatically to unpack the file.

If you don't have WinRar, you'll have a little problem here. (But you can download a 40-day test version of WinRar for free.) , If you have downloaded more than one font, click "add" and choose the other fonts you want to unpack. , It'll probably be quite complicated to find the right folder there, so just choose "desktop". ,, You should see a folder called "fonts".

In Mac, access your Library, then go to "Fonts" folder. ,,, You should now find your new fonts in "WordPad". (If you don't, you maybe have to restart "WordPad"

if you opened it BEFORE downloading and unpacking your new fonts.)

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