Please note that these fonts are suitable only for Windows machines, not the Macintosh.

This page covers installing fonts in our Value for Money or Professional TrueType ranges. Another page describes installing fonts in our ProfessionalPostScript range.

Once you've downloaded a font you'll need to install it on your system before you use it. Fortunately this is a simple operation. You do need to know where the font you've just downloaded is, however, so make sure that you keep track of where your browser saves it.

See this section for installing the EFF Braille font.

Important note to Internet Explorer 4 users

IE4 loses the three letter file type extension to the filename. You need to rename the file to add .ttf to the font name. (So a file called fontname becomes fontname.ttf.)

Use the Fonts section of the Control Panel to install fonts.

1. Click the Start button on the Task Bar. This displays the Start menu.
2. Move over 'Settings' to open the sub-menu.
3. Click 'Control Panel'. This opens the Control Panel window.
4. Double-click 'Fonts'. This opens a window that shows all the installed fonts.
5. Either:
   • Choose 'Install New Font' on the Edit menu. This opens a standard file dialogue box. Find the font you've just downloaded and click on 'OK' to install it.
   • Drag the font to be installed to the window containing the installed fonts.
   Both methods are equivalent; which one you choose is up to you.

Use the Fonts section of the Control Panel to install fonts.

1. Open the Control Panel window.
2. Click Fonts. This opens the Fonts dialog box.
3. Click the Add button. This opens the Add Fonts dialog box. Find the font you've just downloaded and click on 'OK' to install it.

Once the fonts are installed

Most programs show the font in their font list as soon as you install it. Some do not - you have to quit and then reload these programs.

If you have Internet Explorer 4
IE4 loses the three letter file type extension to the filename. You need to rename the file to brl_tt.zip.

1. First step is to decompress the downloaded fonts. These instructions describe decompressing using WinZip. The process may be slightly different if you use a different program. Double-click the downloaded font folder to open it. The WinZip window shows two files: BrlRR.TTF and BrlGR.TTF
2. Click 'Extract'. You are then asked where you want to decompress the files to.
3. Select a folder then click 'Extract'. This decompresses the files.

• Windows 95 (and later) and NT 4 installation
• Windows 3.1 installation