| Close this window to return to series
400 project listing |
| Epson
computer tips: How to get and use great fonts from the internet |
| Some scrapbookers believe
that you never can have too many fonts! And there is no reason
not to feed a font addiction, when there is such a wealth of free
fonts available on the internet. And some of the very best ones
are indeed free!
Listed below are simple step by step directions on how to copy
a font off the internet. The copying process is called “downloading.”
Print out these directions and have them next to you when you
go on line and surf the web for new fonts.
There is no question that your choice of fonts is an important
part of your scrapbook design. They can fade into the background,
if that’s what you want, by your choice of colors and bolding
techniques, and can actually become a customized patterned page,
if you like. Or they can be a prominent part of your page design
by your choice of font style, size and color.
So go crazy! After all, it’s free! And you never know what
creative impulses this may inspire in you to use fonts as an important
design element to your pages.
Downloading and Installing Fonts on your Computer.
www.fontgarden.com
www.dafont.com
www.fontmagic.com
www.onescrappysite.com
www.free-typewriter-fonts.com |
Create a folder somewhere on your C drive called “fonts”
Go to one
of the free font sites and double click on the font you want to
download
Choose
to save this file to your computer
Save it
in your Fonts folder (one example is c:\fonts)
Once the
download is complete, choose Open Folder
Most fonts
are downloaded in a Zip file, so you’ll need to unzip them
into your Font folder
You'll
need to have a "zip" program on your pc to unzip the
font file. You
can download
a free version at www.winzip.com.
Once
the download of the zipped file to your "Font" folder
is complete,
choose
to OPEN the file. In some cases, the font will install itself.
Once
the font is unzipped, go to Start – Control Panel –
Fonts |
|
o Choose to OPEN the file
o This should automatically bring up WinZip.
o Choose to use the evaluation version
o Highlight the file, and choose to EXTRACT
o Extract to your c:/fonts folder, and note the name of the file
o This will leave you with the unzipped file in your folder, so
you can
o proceed as below. |
Click on File – Install new font
Choose
the folder where you have saved the font, and install! |
| Sponsor:
Epson America |
|
