Frequently asked Questions

Anything you want to know about Characters Font Foundry? Want to get background information on typography? Need help with your fonts?
This is the place to look first.

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Installing OpenType

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your OpenType fonts (.otf)?

Please follow the instructions for Installing Mac PostScript Type 1 (OS X) if you are working with Mac OSX, or Installing: PC Truetype if you are working with Windows.

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Installing Mac PostScript Type 1 (Mac OS X)

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your fonts under Mac OS X?

The easiest way is just to double click on the Installer Icon and follow the prompts. This will copy the fonts to the correct place on your hard drive.
Read the complete instruction if you have more detailed wishes.

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Installing Mac PostScript Type 1 (Mac OS 8.x and 9.x)

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your fonts under Mac OS 8.x and 9.x?

If you’re not using a font management utility, just drag the fonts in the ‘Fonts’ folder inside your ‘System folder’.
Read the full article if you have more detailed wishes.

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Installing PC PostScript Type 1 (Windows 2000 & XP)

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your fonts under Windows 2000 or XP?

On a PC the PostScript fonts consist out of four files: .pfb, .pfm, .afm and .inf.
Windows 2000 and XP have native PostScript support, it’s not necessary to use a third party font managment utility.
Read the full article if you have more detailed wishes.

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Installing PC PostScript Type 1 (Windows 95, 98 & ME)

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your fonts under Windows 95, 98 and ME?

On a PC the PostScript fonts consist out of four files: .pfb, .pfm, .afm and .inf.
Read the complete instruction if you have more detailed wishes.

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Installing PC TrueType

SUPPORT - Need help with installing your TrueType fonts under Windows?

All the font data is in one single file with a .ttf extension. Windows has native support for TrueType fonts. Your font files should be stored at ‘C:\WINDOWS\Fonts’ (the Fonts folder is accessible through the Control Panel).
Read the complete instruction if you have more detailed wishes.

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Licence Agreement

When you ‘buy’ fonts, you are actually buying a license to use the Characters Font Software. After the purchase, you automatically acquire a single-user license, permitting you to use it on one computer. As with any other software, fonts are licensed on a per-computer basis, so if you need to use the fonts on more than one computer, you need to buy an additional (multiple user) license. But unlike most software, you can extend your license to include additional computers for a substantial discount compared to the original price.

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