You don’t have to be a graphics pro to need or want a large collection of fonts.
Instructions in this article apply to Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2) and later.
Before you install anything, be sure to quit all open applications.
Active apps won’t be able to see new resources until you restart them.
By closing everything, you’re assured that anything you launch after installation can use the new font.
Your Mac has several places you could install fonts.
You may notice that macOS and the older OS X operating systems hide your Library folder.
Access it by holdingOptionwhile opening theGomenu at the top of the Finder and selecting it there.
Once youmake the Library folder visible, you’ve got the option to drag new fonts to it.
choose the Library folder to open it and drag the files to the Fonts folder.
You’ll need to supply an administrator password to make changes to the Fonts folder.
To use Font Book:
Download a new font from the internet.
SelectFileand chooseAdd Fontsin the drop-down menu.
Navigate to the font you downloaded and click it to add it to Font Book.
grab the font in Font Book to see a preview.
Before you use the font, validate it to be sure it is safe to use.
opt for font and chooseValidate Fontin theFilemenu to generate a Font Validation window.
Problems include incompatibility with features such as duplicate fonts.
Select a font in Font Book.
ChooseEditin the Font Book menu bar and selectDisable “[Font name]“in the drop-down menu.
This deactivates the font, but it does not uninstall it or remove it from your gear.
you might reactivate it at any time.
To activate a font, open Font Book and selectAll Fontsor another folder.
you might also remove an entire font family or a whole collection of fonts.
From theFilemenu, selectRemove “[name of font]“and confirm the deletion.
The removed font is moved to the trash.
Empty the trash and restart the Mac to avoid font conflicts.
