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Aptiva - How to add fonts to Windows 3.1

Applicable to: United States

To add fonts to Windows 3.1 from a diskette which contains compatible fonts for Windows 3.1:
1. Place the fonts diskette in the A: drive.

2. From Program Manager open the Main icon.

3. Open the Control Panel icon.

4. Open the Fonts icon.

5. Click on the Add... button.

6. Open the Drives box and select the A: drive.

7. The List of Fonts window will show all of the available fonts on the diskette.

8. Select individual fonts by holding the "CTRL" button down as you highlight each font desired by clicking the left mouse button, or just click on the Select All button to highlight all of the listed fonts.

9. Click on OK.

To add fonts to Windows from a CD which contains compatible fonts for Windows 3.1:

1. Place the fonts CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2. From Program Manager open the Main icon.

3. Open the Control Panel icon.

4. Open the Fonts icon.

5. Click on the Add... button.

6. Open the Drives box and select the drive letter which represents the CD ROM drive (there may be folders which must first be opened to find different types or categories of fonts).

7. The List of Fonts window will show all of the available fonts.

8. Select individual fonts by holding the "CTRL" button down as you highlight each font desired by clicking the left mouse button, or just click on the Select All button to highlight all of the listed fonts.

9. Click on OK.

To add fonts already stored in the Windows\System folder on the harddrive:

1. From Program Manager open the Main icon.

2. Open the Control Panel icon.

3. Open the Fonts icon.

4. Click on the Add... button.

5. In the Directories box, if the Windows and System folders are not already open, click on the C: folder, scroll down to find the Windows folder, click on it to open it, and click on the System folder.

6. The List of Fonts window will show all of the available fonts in the System folder.

7. Select individual fonts by holding the "CTRL" button down as you highlight each font desired by clicking the left mouse button, or just click on the Select All button to highlight all of the listed fonts.

8. Click on OK.

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DOS/Windows 3.x, Software Installation/Configuration

Date Created

01-04-98

Last Updated

25-01-99

Revision Date

10-12-99

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2144, 2168

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