How to Install a Custom

Font onto Microsoft Word

using a Macbook ProBy: Brooke Adams, Townes Donovan, and Kelsey Jozwiak

STEP 1 Before beginning the process, make sure no Microsoft Office Word

documents are open and that you fully QUIT the program.

STEP 2 Open your internet browser

(Safari, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) and go to

www.dafont.com

STEP 3 There should be a list of different types of themes of fonts to choose from at

the top. Click on the type of themed font you would like, and scroll down to

view the different options.

STEP 4 Once you have found the one you like, click the rectangular download button

to the right of the font.

STEP 5 After clicking the “Download” button, the Font should automatically

download onto your computer. Depending on which browser you are

using, it may appear as a tab at the bottom of your browser window or go

straight into your Downloads folder. If the downloaded file appeared as a

tab at the bottom of your browser window, double click it. If it appeared in

your downloads folder, open up your downloads folder and it should be at

the top as a folder labeled with the name of the Font you chose. Double

click on the font folder to open it.

**KEEP IN MIND: If the font you chose downloaded as a single file

and not as a folder, it will NOT download onto a Mac and you will

have to choose a new font.

STEP 6 Once you open up the Font folder, a few different font file names should

appear. Find the one that ends in “.ttf” and double click it.

STEP 7 After double clicking on the “.ttf” font file, a window should appear with the

uppercase and lowercase alphabet in the font you have selected. Click

“Install font” at the bottom of the window.

STEP 8 The font should now appear in a window labeled “Font Book” and be

installed in the “User” tab. Make sure this is what happened after you clicked

“Install Font” and proceed to the next step.

STEP 9 Now, drag the font inside the “User” tab into the “Windows Office

Compatibility” folder to the left, underneath all of the other folders. A green

circle with the + sign should appear as you drag it and the “Windows Office

Compatibility” folder should be highlighted.

STEP 10 Now, open up Microsoft Office Word. The icon should be a big blue “W” and

can be found on your home screen or in your “Applications” folder. Once the

program opens, choose a New Blank Word Document.

STEP 11 A blank white document should appear on your screen. A small drop down

list of fonts is located at the top left hand corner of the page. Click on this

list, and scroll until you find the name of your newly downloaded font (the list

of fonts are in alphabetical order). Select your font, and type away!