Typophile

font file from a mac for install on a pc; is it possible?

sarafina

Hi,

The piece i am working on uses a font that was sent to me by the designer who created the logo and stuff. I want to install the font (carpediem) onto my computer. The files came from a mac. Going thru my basic install routine seems to not be working. Any knowledge out there on this?
Thanks,
sara

The only font formats that work on both Macs and PCs are OpenType (.otf) or Windows TrueType (.ttf). If it’s coming from a Mac, and it’s not one of those, it’s not going to work on your PC. You’ll need to get hold of a version of the font in Windows TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), or Windows PostScript Type 1 (.pfb).

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