New Fonts for Free
Why spend money purchasing new software to add different fonts when you can download them for free?
Here is an example of the Coffee Tin MF Font:
Here are some websites you can use to download fonts:
Although I’ve listed only a few websites, there are probably hundreds of websites that offer free font. The following instructions apply to the first website http://www.1001freefonts.com
Installing New Fonts
1. Search through the website and select a font. I have chosen Michaelmas.
2. Based on your operating system, click the Download button. Since I am using a Windows operating system, I selected the “Download Win Font”. There is an option for Mac operating system users.
3. A popup box will appear displaying where the Michaelmas font is downloaded. Click the Extract all files link under Folder Tasks. A new popup box will open, do not close this new popup box.
4. Click the Start button, then click the Control Panel and then double-click Fonts.
5. Once the Fonts window is open, make the new font window, from Step 3, visible. You may need to reduce or increase the size of the windows in order for both windows to appear. To resize the window, move the bottom right corner of the window.
6. Click the Font file in the New Font Window, in this example, it is called Michael.TTF (the TTF extension stands for True Type Font) and drag it then drop it with your mouse to the Fonts Window.
7. Once you have installed the new font, you can view it by opening any word processing application and selecting the new font. If you use Microsoft Word, just click the Format Menu and select Font.
9. Then begin typing with your new font!
Favorite Fonts
This post contains examples of some of my favorite fonts. These fonts were all downloaded for free.
For instructions on how to install these free fonts, please view the New Fonts for Free post at: http://franniecrafts.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/new-fonts-for-free/
Favorite Font Examples:
