In the Font Book app on your Mac, do any of the following: Install fonts from your Mac or network: Click the Add button in the Font Book toolbar, locate and select the font, then click Open. Tip: To quickly install a font, you can also drag the font file to the Font Book app icon, or double-click the font file in the Finder, then click Install. Installing new fonts on your Mac using Da Font. Da Font is a popular, free font database. For those with Mac OS X 10.3 or above, installation is easy: 1. Go to DaFont.com. Browse or search for your preferred font. Double click 'Download' to get the font file - this will prompt a zip drive to download.
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Open the Applications screen on your Mac and search for the Fontbook app. The app could already be available on your toolbar as well. Search the web for available fonts to download. Select the font you wish to download and follow the download procedures. Install only the fonts you need — your Mac will thank you for it. About the Book Author. Mac' LeVitus has penned the 'Dr. Mac' column for the Houston Chronicle since 1996. He's a regular contributor to tech publications and author of more than 70 how-to books on topics including iPhone, iPad, Office for the Mac, and GarageBand.
Font Book User Guide
To use fonts in your apps, you need to install the fonts using Font Book. When you’re installing fonts, Font Book lists any problems it finds for you to review. You can also validate fonts later.
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You can install fonts from a location on your Mac (or a network you’re connected to), or download additional system fonts right in the Font Book window. Fonts that you can download are dimmed in the font list.
In the Font Book app on your Mac, do any of the following:
All fonts you install or download appear in Font Book, and are available to use in your apps.
The fonts you install are available just to you, or to anyone who uses your computer, depending on what you set as the default location for installed fonts. For more information about setting the default location, see Change Font Book preferences.
Validate fonts
When you install a font, it’s automatically validated or checked for errors. You can also validate fonts after installation if the font isn’t displayed correctly or if a document won’t open because of a corrupt font.
Tip: To find warnings or errors in a long list of fonts, click the pop-up menu at the top-left corner of the Font Validation window, then choose Warnings and Errors.
Resolve duplicate fonts
If a font has a duplicate, it has a yellow warning symbol next to it in the list of fonts.
If you can’t resolve font problems, go to the Apple Support website.
See alsoRemove or disable fonts in Font Book on MacRestore fonts that came with your Mac using Font BookExport fonts in Font Book on MacApple Support article: Fonts included with macOS Catalina
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