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Most Fonts
you download are in a zipped folder or file like these
 
To unzip them
you need a File Extractor.
If you are
running Windows XP it has its own inbuilt Extractor. Follow the link
to the
tutorial below to learn how to use it
INSTALLING
FILES USING THE XP EXTRACTOR
If you are
not using XP follow the tutorial below
There are a
few programs you can use to unzip your files. I use WINZIP you can
download it
here.
Once you have
it installed follow the tutorial below to unzip your file.
The 1st thing
we are going to do is to make a new folder on your Desktop (the
screen that opens with all the little icons when you log on.)
Right click
anywhere on the Desktop and select NEW - FOLDER
Click where it says "Folder"
This folder will appear on your
Desktop
A folder will appear on your
Desktop, you need to name the folder MyFonts by typing
it in the small box below the folder, it should already be
highlighted, so don't click in it, just start typing the name......
You have now just created a new
folder to download fonts into
Now we are
going to download a Font. We shall download the Platthand Font as we
shall need it in a future lesson. (Robbies Members only)
Go to this
site
HERE and find the Platthand Demo
Click on the
sample font indicated,
This window
will open
Select SAVE
and Browse to DESKTOP - and find MY FONTS as shown below
Click on the
MY FONTS folder as shown above
then SAVE
Click CLOSE
You can also
close the Font Site page now.
Find the "My
Fonts" Folder on your Desktop and double click on it to open it, you
will see the Zip File inside
Click on the
Zip
It should
open in Winzip like this
Highlight
the Font (you will know its a font when you see the letters ttf.
This means True Type Font) Then select EXTRACT
The font
should now be in your desktop folder
Keep this
folder open, we are now going to install your font.
Go to START
on the bottom left of your PC
then to
SETTINGS -
CONTROL PANEL (Click where its says Control Panel)
(this is for
XP but I think the instructions are similar for most systems)
Find the
FONTS folder and double click on it to open
You
should now have 2 folders open on your Desktop
(The "My
Fonts" folder you made and the Fonts folder in the Control Panel)
you can drag
them around by clicking on the blue bar at the top
Drag the
Platthand font you downloaded over to the Font Folder in the Control
Panel and drop it in. Your font is now installed :)
It is not a
good idea to overload your Windows Font folder as it can slow your
computer down. To use a font in PSP without installing it, open it
in your folder by clicking on it.
It should
look like this
Minimize it
by clicking where the arrow indicates above, it will now appear in
your text menu's when using PSP.
To view fonts not installed I
use AMP Font Viewer
You can find it
HERE
I hope you found this tutorial
helpful
and
I should warn you
now...collecting fonts can be very addictive
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