Open the Font Book application (its built in to your Mac, type Font Book in the Spotlight Search bar to find it quickly) and (optional) make a new Collection by clicking the plus button at the bottom left.ħ. If you don’t want to install all the fonts, you can command-click to select just the ones you want.Ħ. Tip: You can select individual fonts and preview them by pressing the space bar. Select any one font name, then type command-A to Select All. Click the name of the folder in the Search header.ĥ. (I install OTF as a rule of thumb, but you can use TTF if you prefer.)Ĥ. Type the letters “otf” into the search bar and select Postscript OpenType font from the menu that drops down. Double click to open the bundle folder and you will see a bunch of other folders.ģ. If it is zipped, double click on it and it will unzip automatically.Ģ.
Locate the bundle folder, usually in your Downloads folder. Of course this same process of using the Mac’s smart Finder windows is handy for lots of other sifting tasks as well, and once you get the hang of it, you will use it all the time.ġ. I put together a 3 minute video, as well as written steps for those of you who prefer that. It’s really much quicker to do than to explain.
This comes in handy when you purchase a font bundle, for instance. I want to share a quick Mac tip on how to install a bunch of fonts quickly, even when they are in different subfolders.
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