Windows Font Basics for New Font Users
Free Course on Using Windows FontsSo, you've discovered the wonderful world of fonts and you want to dress up your letters and cards with some of the oh-so-cool freebie fonts found on the Web. But if your only font experiences have been with the fonts that came installed with Windows or that some new software automatically installed for you then you may not know quite where to start. Start here.
What You Can Learn From the Windows Font Basics for New Users Course
In this free 5 lesson course we'll cover:
- the bare basics of font formats
- how to download and install fonts
- how to troubleshoot font installation issues
- basics of font management
- fun (and fundamental) ways to use fonts
Two Ways to Learn Windows Font Basics
This free course is offered in two versions: online and via email. For the online version, simply bookmark Windows Font Basics and study each lesson at your leisure. To receive daily email notices for all five lessons, sign up below.
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