
For the newer system, the process has been simplified.

Basically, your operating system determines how you should do it. It will update when you close it, then open the application back up.Ĥ. In other words, for instance, when GIMP 2.8 is open and you are installing a font, GIMP will not take it, since it cannot update while it is open. Installing fonts only takes effect when the application is update. Before you install a font, make sure that ALL of your applications (that contain text) are closed, so that they can be updated automatically. Unzip the files, until you see all "TrueType font files", ending with.


It is usually in the format of a zip folder, because one font can have different types of 'species'/versions, such as regular, italics, bold, condensed, medium, etc., depending on what font it is.Ģ. Download your font (I use free sites and a lot).
