help please??

joel stephens
3.Feb.2008 11.26pm

hello, i have bought a type face from a download website. it has downloaded as a zip file onto my desktop. the problem is i dont no how to asign it to any softwares such as illustrator or indesign. i down loaded mac post script is that right?

thanks for any help

joel

skeetone
3.Feb.2008 11.47pm

I guess you are using a mac computer?

I would advise you to use fontexplorer. It’s a free font management application.
http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX

Just download and copy to your applications directory. After that start up the program (just double click), then you can drag and drop the font files into the application window and that should do the trick for you.
When you then start any application (illustrator, indesign) you will find the font in the font list of the application.

good luck.
dav2.

Florian Hardwig
3.Feb.2008 11.47pm

Hi Joel,

1. You have to unzip the zip file. That will bring you a folder with the font files (and, normally, some other files like the EULA etc.) I assume you are on Mac OSX? Then just doubleclick the zip file.

2. The font has to be activated, so that applications can use it. If you don’t have a lot of fonts, the easiest way is to move the files to your Fonts folder (Your-User-Name /Library/Fonts)

mac post script is that right?

Depends. But (still assuming you’re on Mac OSX, that is) that should work just fine.

Renko
4.Feb.2008 12.00am