Join Mike Rankin for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding the Windows Fonts Control Panel, part of Font Management Essential Training.
- [Instructor] The Windows fonts folder…is the place to put your fonts…in order to make them available to your programs.…Plus it has a great set of features…for getting information on your fonts,…previewing and printing them,…and even seeing and copying any glyph in any font.…So, let's check out the features…of the Windows fonts folder, and the Control Panel.…To go to my fonts Control Panel,…I'll just search for fonts,…and press enter.…Right now I'm viewing my fonts with large icons,…which gives me a preview of the look of each font.…
I can get bigger previews with extra large icons,…or I can fit in the maximum number…of fonts in one view, by using 'List'.…Viewing as 'Details' shows me if a font…has multiple styles in it.…I can see Adobe Garamond Pro comes in regular,…bold, italic, and bold italic.…I can also tell that a font has multiple styles…when its icon has multiple sheets.…Like here in Adobe Garamond Pro.…
I can see this has multiple sheets,…but something like Birch Standard Regular…just has a single sheet.…
Author
Mike Rankin
Released
9/6/2018- What is a font?
- TrueType, PostScript, and OpenType fonts
- Web fonts and SVG fonts
- Finding fonts
- Buying fonts
- Fixing font problems
- Adding and removing fonts on Mac and Windows
- Using Font Book for font management on Mac
- Using other font management software
- Managing fonts with Suitcase Fusion
- Working with fonts in InDesign and Illustrator
- Creating fonts on the iPad and InDesign
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Take control of your fonts1m 10s
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1. Understanding the Different Types of Fonts
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What is a font?3m 1s
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Understanding TrueType fonts2m 39s
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Understanding OpenType fonts3m 15s
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Understanding dfonts3m 5s
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Understanding web fonts2m 2s
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Understanding SVG fonts5m 47s
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2. Sources for Fonts
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Finding free fonts6m 34s
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Creating custom fonts2m 6s
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3. Fixing Font Problems
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Understanding font conflicts3m 37s
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Replacing the font cache2m 41s
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Checking the font version3m 54s
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4. Manual Font Management on a Mac
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5. Manual Font Management in Windows 8
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Removing unnecessary fonts2m 54s
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6. Using Font Book (Mac)
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Enabling and disabling fonts2m 20s
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Validating fonts2m 50s
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Printing font samples1m 59s
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7. Using Font Management Software
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8. Using Suitcase Fusion
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Adding fonts3m 45s
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Organizing fonts with sets6m 51s
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Using Smart Searches3m 41s
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Finding fonts1m 49s
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Using font auto-activation2m 54s
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Backing up a font vault2m 10s
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9. Work with Fonts
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10. Additional Font Resources
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Identifying fonts4m 22s
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Websites for creating fonts3m 27s
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Create fonts on the iPad1m 18s
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Create fonts in InDesign4m 59s
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Conclusion
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Next steps41s
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