Manage your fonts


Q Could you tell me how to deal with all the fonts on my system? I want to pick the ones that I actually need, store others so I can use them later if need be, and just get rid of the rest.

- John Koslek

A Your fonts are stored in C:\Windows\Fonts. To see what a font looks like, double-click its icon. To set a font aside, drag it to another folder or drive. When you want it again, drag it back. To delete a font, right-click it and select Delete.

If you have many fonts, these steps can be a hassle. You may want a third-party font management program. My favourite is Peter Theill's FontLister (www.theill.com). The freeware version, also available on our cover CD, will let you view multiple files in one window, install new fonts, delete old ones, and print sample text in all or some fonts. The $US5 shareware version will also let you view selected fonts and use an Explorer-like folder tree to work with fonts in particular folders.

Caption: The freeware FontLister utility will handle basic font management tasks

- Lincoln Spector


Category:win9x
Issue: November 1999

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