Originally Posted By chickendumpling Hi. My name is chickendumpling and I am a Computer Dork. I wish I were a Computer Geek, but I'm not. I'm a dork. Here's my most recent dorkiness. I found this neat little site where I can download Disneyland fonts for free. All on the up and up. Problem. I am too stupid to figure out how to install the font despite the insanely simple idiot proof instructions. Will anyone in LPland take pity on me and help me? Thanks either way.
Originally Posted By pennyring On fontface.com, I just click the "download win" icon. Then a pop up window appears asking if you want to "run", "save" or "cancel". Click RUN. Then another box asks me to verify. So I click RUN again. Then it leads you through a d/l set-up were you just click next and finished. That's it. Not sure if the site you're using is the same though.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I was trying to get a font from disneyexperience.com. They use that classic Disneyland font like at the Disneyland Hotel. I didn't find that on fontface.com. Fontface looks like a good resource for other fonts though so thanks for that.
Originally Posted By Labuda ChickieD, go to C:\Windows\Fonts Then click on FIle Then select to Install New Font Then browse to wherever you saved the font files to.
Originally Posted By pennyring OK that font is funky and zipped. So click it. Save to your desktop. Go to the desktop and double click the zipped file to open it. Drag the icon inside to your desktop. Go to the start menu Click control panel Open the 'font' file. Drag the icon from your desktop into the font file.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ah, if the font is zipped, open the zip file and derag the font to another location before you do wht I said above, Chickie.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Thank you guys! I'm gonna go try it out. I am computer challenged (and have 2 kids continually interrupting me) so this may take a few minutes. Come check on me later *k*?
Originally Posted By chickendumpling See. It's words like *open the zip file* that throw me. What language is that *zip*. hahaha. I am the old man in front of the copier again. Okay, let me try again.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, locate the file on your hard drive - left-click twice on it & tell me what that does, please.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I think my problem is that I don't know what program to use to *open* the file. There's one called *dummy* that seems appropriate. It says Click the Programs you want to use to open Disneyfont.zip
Originally Posted By chickendumpling when i tried to drag into fonts it said it was invalid. probably cause its still closed
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, we're gonna get you soeme .zip software then.... go to <a href="http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm" target="_blank">http://www.winzip.com/downwz.h tm</a> then click on the "Download winzip 10.0 now" and save the file that launches. Once it's fully downloaded, run that file and go through the install. Once that's done, you should notice that the icon for the file you downloaded earlier looks different. Double-click on it now and that should open it, allowing you to see what's inside. Just choose to extract (via the menu in Winzip once you open the file) to your desktop or somewhere you'd normally put downloads, then pick up where I outlined what to do in the step-by-step above.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling YES! VICTORY! You guys are THE best! La-bu-da! La-bu-da! You have brought joy and light to my dark little computer hutch. You are totally on my Chrimbo list now.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Hey, pennyring - when you said the font looked funky and zipped I thought you meant it was kewl in a Black Eyed Peas kinda way. I am such a dork. LOL.
Originally Posted By pennyring Hehehe Glad you got it to work. CK had tons of fun with the Black Eyed Peas in the grocery store last night. Who knew a bag of peas could sing so well??
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Sounds like you guys always have fun. Maybe cranking them up while you pull the weeds will make it go easier. Spoon full of sugar and all that...
