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OK. So you’ve downloaded a bunch of free fonts from sites like www.simplythebest.net/fonts and www.urbanfonts.com, but now they’re all just sitting on your desktop. And they’re not doing anything. How can you tell your computer to recognize these fonts so you can start using them in programs like Word and Publisher?

On a PC, the first thing you need to do is open your Fonts folder by going to Start Menu > Control Panel > Fonts. Now (keeping in mind that font files usually have extensions like .ttf, .pfa, .pfb and .otf), simply drag your font files into this folder and … that’s it. They’re installed.

Close your fonts folder and open up any program where you’re allowed to choose what fonts you wish to use. The fonts you use will now show up in that program’s fonts drop-down list.