Macintosh Font Installation Procedures for OSX

Expand the ZIP file: After the distribution file (which is in ZIP format) is copied to a folder on the MAC, it must be expanded or decompressed to see all the font files in the distribution package. There are several MAC programs that can open ZIP files such as the Stuffit Expander available from Aladdin Systems.

To install the TrueType font on the Macintosh:

1. If the Macintosh computer being used does not have an expander utility that can open ZIP files, then download and install Stuffit Expand.
2. To open the ZIP distribution file, drag the ZIP file onto the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be extracted and will appear in a subfolder; open this subfolder to view the Windows True Type font files (.ttf files). At this point, view the documentation supplied with the font files by dragging the Readme.htm file to either the Netscape or Internet Explorer icon.
3. Drag or copy and paste the .ttf font files to the Library/Fonts folder.
4. To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications may require a computer restart.
5. The fonts should now be active in the font menu of the application.
6. To create the correct output for the font, choose the font in the application.

See also:

• Macintosh Font Installation Procedures prior to OSX

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