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To install a font in Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 and XP:

  1. Choose Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.
  2. Open the Fonts folder.
  3. On the File menu, choose Install New Font.

    The Add Fonts dialog box appears.
  4. In the Drives box, select the drive that has the folder containing the fonts you want to add (typically C:). Open the folder that contains the fonts.
  5. Choose the font you want to add. To select more than one font at a time, press and hold down the Ctrl key while you choose each font.
  6. Make sure the Copy Fonts to Fonts Folder is checked. (The Windows\Fonts folder is where the fonts that are included with Windows are stored.)
  7. Choose OK.

The new fonts are now in your Font folder and Windows programs can access them.

If you need more detailed instructions for installing the font please go to the Microsoft Help and Support web site and search for "How to install or remove a font".

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