I opened some of the loose fonts in Windows and they were Hallmark. I will check out the rest of them, round them up and put them in the Xtra fonts folder. I guess then I should open up Hallmark Greeting Cards and see if everything still works. I will probably have more questions later but I think you covered everything. Thanks G. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fonts Tutorial > Sandi, > Well, TreePrint took 76 fonts and typed them out as well over 100 > names. > All of the ones with numbers in their name are NOT shown inside my Fonts > folder. I'm not sure of what happened with that list, but I tried again > and > got the same results. I will go through my list by hand and report back > on > my findings (hopefully by the end of the weekend). > > I looked through my own Windows (and System32) folder and didn't find > any 'loose' fonts there. I can only image they were put there by > something > you installed at some point. As such, I won't do or say anything to > suggest > that you move them anywhere. I WILL however, suggest that you Copy them > to > your Xtra folder. > > Yes, you should set up your windows for as easy a transfer process as > possible. Moving the Xtra folder to the DT and shrinking the Fonts folder > sounds very reasonable for achieving this. The difference between left > and > right dragging is that using the left button will allow Windows to use its > default action while using the right mouse button puts the control in your > OWN hands. If you drag most files from one folder to another located in > the > same drive letter (and not across two different partitions or storage > drives), Windows will usually Move the file(s). If you do it across two > different storage drives, Windows will Copy the files and you'll have two > of > them when it's finished. In some cases, Windows will automatically create > a > shortcut instead. If you use the right mouse button instead, you'll get a > small menu each time asking you whether you want Move, Copy or Create > Shortcut. It takes the guesswork out of wondering what Windows will do > with > them. > > Linda's post about placing shortcuts of fonts in the Fonts folder is > something I've never tried, but it does make a certain amount of sense. > How > about you test that idea and let us know how well it works. :O) > > Finally, saving your entire collection of fonts to the Xtra folder > allows you to use ANY of those fonts with any of those programs, even if > you > decide to get rid of one or more of the programs. > > Let me know if I've missed anything or if my reply introduced some new > questions to you. > > Peace, > GMan > > "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------