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Can I see more characters in the font than you show in the sample? |
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Yes, where available click on this icon following the font name. If your browser is javascript enabled a pop up window will appear with the FULL character set for that font. When you are finished viewing the character set click the "close" button at the bottom to return to the site. |
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How do I download the fonts? |
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Simply click on the font sample (graphic) and the process will begin. When prompted by your browser Save the fontname.zip file to your hard drive. Once you are finished downloading you need to unzip the font before you can install and use it. |
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Do you have a single downloadable file containing every font on the site? |
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No, sorry we do not. |
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How do I unzip (uncompress) the files? |
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You will need to have an application such as the shareware program WinZip to extract the font as well as any text files if included. There are several freeware programs available that allow you to uncompress these files as well. Here are a few: Aladdin Expander, FreeZip and ZipCentral. |
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How do I install the fonts? |
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In Windows 95/98/NT4 click START then SETTINGS then CONTROL PANEL. From the Control Panel double click FONTS. Select File then Install New Font... In the following dialog box locate the font files you have unzipped, select them and then click OK. Please note that often Windows will not recognize fonts (TTF files) if you merely unzip them to the FONTS folder. It is better to do a proper install as above. It has been reported to us that sometimes the "Install New Font..." option does not appear as outlined in the above process. One solution to this has proved to be using a font management application to install new fonts. Please see the Font Management page in Tools on Fonts & Things for more info. For a detailed explanation and solution see the Other font management issues FAQ at Microsoft. |
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Okay, the font is installed but I can't find all the dingbats, where are they? |
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A TTF file can contain more characters than letters on the keyboard. You can use the Character Map program that comes with Windows to view all the characters in a font file. It should have installed by default when you installed Windows; if not, you can add it with the Windows CD ROM. To run it click on START then PROGRAMS then ACCESSORIES then CHARACTER MAP. This is normally where it is. Once it opens in the top left you can select a font file that's installed. Click on the pull down menu to select a font. Once you do that below in the grid of squares you will see the complete set of characters that the font contains, in other words the character map. If you then click on a character you will see it pop up and if you look at the bottom right corner you will see the corresponding keystroke. For example, select the font "Arial". The grid should fill in completely. If you click on the upper case "A" (second row from the top second square in from the left) in the bottom right corner you should see "Keystroke: A". The bottom four rows of this grid contain the extended characters and foreign language characters. To type one of the extended characters (characters outside of the keyboard range) in a program such as Word or WordPerfect you need to press the ALT key then type the corresponding number on the keypad part of the keyboard and when you release the ALT key the character will appear. For example, if you wanted the copyright mark (©) you would Press ALT then type 0169 then release ALT and the copyright mark will appear. In the Character Map, if you click on the copyright mark (fifth row from the top tenth square from the left) in the lower right corner you will see "Keystroke: Alt+0169". This is how you find out what characters are in a font file and what the keystrokes are to type them. |
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Why do my fonts appear black and white and not like the samples on your site? |
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All font samples as well as all the graphics on this site were created in Adobe Photoshop, an excellent graphics (paint) program. You can also create similar images with Xara Xtreme or Paint Shop Pro to name a few. Tutorials can be found at Designs by Mark and WebReference.com. |
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What is "freeware", "shareware", "guiltware", "charityware" and "postcardware"? |
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Generally speaking: Freeware is software distributed for free personal use and in some cases, free for use by charities or not for profit organisations. Most font designers ask for a fee and/or a copy of the final product if their freeware fonts are used commercially or for profit. Shareware is software that you may try for a period of 30 days and if you decide to keep it and use it you are asked to register it with the font designer. If you decide you do not want to keep it or will use it you are asked to delete it from your computer. Guiltware as defined by the font designer: "if you feel guilty about using
it for NON-COMMERCIAL means, then you can" send a small fee for the use of the font. Charityware as defined by the font designer: "if you donate" a small fee "to charity you may use it". Postcardware as defined by the font designer: "If you like it, please send a pretty postcard to my daughter" (see text file for address).
These are general definitions. Please see any text file(s) contained with the zipped fonts for more information and terms. If in doubt send an email to the font designer. |
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How do I make my own fonts? |
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You will need an application that can generate fonts such as Fontographer. Please see the Fonts & Things Tools section for more info and for links to shareware & commercial applications to create fonts. |
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I made an original font and want to put it on your site. How do I submit the file? |
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We are always looking for original designs and would love to see it. Please see the Contact page for details. |
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These fonts are all for the PC, where are the Macintosh fonts? |
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If there is a font you really must have we suggest checking at the font designer's homepage as sometimes they have both versions available. If you do not find a Mac version there send an email to the designer to see if and when it will be available. Please see our Mac Resources page for more information. It is also possible to convert fonts - see the Fonts & Things Tools section for more information. |
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What do I do if I have a question not answered here or I need additional help? |
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Please see the Contact page for details; you may submit your question there or you may wish to have a look at the Unofficial alt.binaries.fonts FAQ maintained by James Goffin. |
