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You will be able to use it in Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop and other programs.
Fonts can be downloaded for free from other similar resources. TrueType (TTF) and OpenType (OTF) files are suitable for both Windows and macOS.
Font files are almost always downloaded as archives. To open them, you may need archiving programs like or. After unpacking, you will have TTF or OTF files that you can work with further.
Windows
How to install a font
Go to the folder with the font file and call the context menu by right-clicking. Select the "Install for all users" option and wait for the process to complete. In the same way, you can add not one, but several fonts, having previously selected them.
If you want to evaluate the font style before installing, select the "Preview" option. Then you just have to click the "Install" button in the menu that opens, if everything suits you.
How to manage fonts
The system folder Fonts is used to view and disable fonts. To get into it, press the Win + R combination and enter% windir% fonts. Then click OK or just copy this into the address bar of "Explorer" and press Enter.
Here you can see all the fonts installed in the system, view and hide them by clicking the corresponding buttons on the top panel. Once hidden, the font will not appear in applications, but will still remain on the system.
How to remove a font
To uninstall, open the same system folder with fonts. If you no longer need any of them, select it and click the "Delete" button on the panel above. After that, the font will completely disappear; to reuse it, you will have to install it again.
macOS
How to install a font
To add a single font, right-click and select "Open", or simply double-click on it.
Next, click the "Install Font" button in the window that opens. However, it will only be added to the current Mac user and will be unavailable to others.
To install several fonts at once, it is more convenient to use the Font Book utility. It can be found in the Applications folder → Others or via Spotlight. To install fonts, simply drag them to the sidebar of the window: to the "User" item (for the current account) or to the "Computer" item (for everyone).
How to manage fonts
All font manipulations in macOS are performed through the Font Book program. In the context menu, by right-clicking, you can temporarily disable the font or eliminate existing duplicates.
How to remove a font
To remove fonts, use the same menu in the Font Book program. Make a right click on the unnecessary option and select "Delete family …".
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