Fun Fonts

I am a font-person. I am addicted-ish. Apparently-I like using hyphens today, too! lol. Any whoo- I've been downloading free fonts this morning (because it's my fetish); I thought I'd share the process for any of you that would like to have cute fonts, but don't know how to get and/or install them.

Open your internet browser. You can Google "free fonts" or what ever combination of words to get the type of fonts you're interested in having (ex: free distressed fonts, free girly fonts, etc.). If you would like to browse what's available, try this site: www.dafont.com

Once you've selected a font, click DOWNLOAD for either Mac or PC, whichever; some sites just list DOWNLOAD. OPEN the file, no need to save. Once it is open, you'll want to UNZIP the files, which also means EXTRACT ALL FILES. Sometimes there are more than one file for different type-styles, bold, outline, etc. There can also be ReadMe files, kind of a disclaimer by the creator addressing proper uses of the file. The font files are often denoted with a TrueType (a blue TT) icon (occassionally, OpenType, a gray and green O).

These are the simple instructions for installation---
Windows Vista: Right-click on the font files > "Install"
Windows XP: Put the font files into C:\Windows\Fonts
Mac OS X: Double-click the font file > "Install font" button.

If you are operating on a different system, you can take the long route:
Minimize your extracted file to the bottom of the screen.
Go to your START menu, and select CONTROL PANEL. Open the FONTS file.
Now, open your font again, and drag the icon onto the FONTS file, you might see a plus sign+ denoting the transfer of files.

With certain antivirus/antispyware, the computer will ask permission to download the file, in that case you would select CONTINUE.

I hope this was helpful, enjoy the world of free-fonts! :)