Installing fonts in Windows is one of the fastest and easiest ways to customize your appearance the operating system, the documents we create and edit on the PC, etc. However, there is an overwhelming majority of users who have never done it or, at best, thought about it, but do not know how to do it.

In this regard, an important point is that if we want to use a new font in Word, for example, we will install directly into Windows, making it available in all applications that use the operating system’s font catalog. This centralized system makes everything easier, because we will not have to install each font individually in each of the applications in which we want to use them.

Installing fonts in Windows is also very easy. Sometimes, though it may surprise you, The most difficult thing is to choose the most suitable source. for the use we want to put it to. And it’s because we sometimes get carried away by visually very striking designs, without taking into account that in reality, in many cases, the simplest designs are the most appropriate. More “baroque” typefaces are only recommended for headlines or very, very short texts.

On the other hand, another “bug” (technically not a bug, but highly undesirable) when discovering free font repositories is downloading and installing a lot on Windows. Also speaking from personal experience at this point, I still remember an occasion decades ago when a friend left me a CD with a huge amount of scriptures. As someone who goes to a free buffet for the first time in his life and arrives hungry, I installed all of them on my PC from those days. In addition to significantly slowing down the loading of some apps that loaded all system fonts when opened, it made it virtually impossible for me to find the font I was looking for every time. I deleted the vast majority in less than 24 hours.

Sometimes we also see a preview of a font, like it, and decide to download and install it. However, when using it, we found that it does not allow use accented characters. Therefore, it is important to check the entire character grid or use the site’s test function to verify that these characters are available.

If you’ve never done it before, you might be wondering where to get free fonts. The truth is that there are a huge number of websites where you can find many different designs. I recommend you explore these three to get started:

• dafont
• download fonts
• google fonts

The site is very easy to navigate, so take your time now, search for the font you want and download it. Make sure they are TrueType (TTF) or OpenType (OTF) and if what you’re downloading is a compressed file (which is most common), unzip it now.

Once you have the TTF and/or OTF files, select them all and right-click on them. Then, when the context menu appears, click on “Install”. Within seconds, the fonts will be available on your PC. Of course, keep in mind that many applications load the font catalog when you open them, so you may need to restart them to have the new fonts available.