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Of course, different people will have different fonts installed, and thus come the need of a standard set of fonts. Well, as seasoned web designers already know, browsers can use only the fonts installed in the same computer, so it means that every visitor of your web page needs to have all the fonts you want to use installed in his/her computer. If you are new to web design, maybe you are thinking: "Why I have to limit to that small set of fonts? I have a large collection of nice fonts in my computer". This is the reference I use when making web pages and I expect you will find it useful too. The next time you start Word, you'll see the fonts you added in the Font list.Here you can find the list with the standard set of fonts common to all versions of Windows and their Mac substitutes, referred sometimes as "browser safe fonts". In Windows 8.1, go to Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Fonts. In Windows 7 and Windows 10, go to Control Panel > Fonts.

If you want to see what a font looks like, open the Fonts folder, right-click the font file, and then click Preview.Īnother way to see your installed fonts is through Control Panel. You can also add fonts by simply dragging font files from the extracted files folder into this folder. Here are two other ways to install and manage fonts:Īll fonts are stored in the C:\Windows\Fonts folder. Your new fonts will appear in the fonts list in Word. If you're prompted to allow the program to make changes to your computer, and if you trust the source of the font, click Yes. Right-click the fonts you want, and click Install. Now you'll see the available TrueType and OpenType font files: If the font files are zipped, unzip them by right-clicking the. zip folder, you might find several variations on the same font, such as “light” and “heavy.” A. Note: Before you download a font, make sure that you trust the source.