Windows Vista/XP/2000/7

Installing PostScript, TrueType and OpenType fonts

An OpenType font with PostScript flavor (OT/PS) consists of one file with OTF extension.

A TrueType font and OpenType font with TrueType flavor is a single file with TTF extension.

A PostScript Type 1 font consists of a set of files. It can be in
- 2 files with PFB and PFM extensions;
- 3 files with PFB, AFM and INF extensions;
- 4 files with PFB, PFM, AFM and INF extensions.

In case of Windows 7 and Vista the presence of PFM file is essential.

All modern Windows systems (Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000) have built-in support for OpenType as well as for TrueType and PostScript fonts. Installation procedure is identical for all formats, but not for all Windows.

Windiws 7/Vista

Select installable font files you want to install (check the file extension — these can include: *.otf, *.ttf, and *.pfm). You can click to select one font, Control-click to select several fonts, or Shift-click to select a contiguous group of fonts.
Right click your selected font files and left click Install from the menu that appears.

XP/2000

Click on Start button, the on Settings, then on Control Panel
Double-click on the Fonts icon in Control Panel window.
In the Fonts window, select the File menu, and choose Install New Font....
Navigate to the folder that contains fonts you want to install.
Select fonts you want to install. You can click to select one font, Control-click to select several fonts, or Shift-click to select a contiguous group of fonts.
Press the "OK" button to install the fonts.
Close the Fonts control panel.

After installation, you may need to restart an application or reselect a printer in your application to make the new fonts appear in the font list.

More about TrueType, PostScript and OpenType formats.