Using Fonts Not Installed

We've already mentioned how to change the font used by a Text Layer, using the Text Panel which scans all of the fonts previously installed on your system.

But Autograph also lets you use fonts that are not installed on your system.

Import Non-Installed Font in a Project

In the Project Panel, the Import File button lets you pick up a font in Open Type (*.OTF) or True Type (*.TTF) format. Alternatively, you can grab the font and drag it directly into the Project Panel from an external browser.

A new Font item will appear, pointing directly to the OTF or TTF file. Then it will be referenced in the project and will be visible on the Text Panel font list.

Embbed Fonts in Packages

Referencing fonts in the Project Panel also tells Autograph that they need to be embedded when a package is created.

Even if a font is already installed on your system, you'll need to drag it into the Project Panel to encapsulate it in the package.

Beware of Font Quality

Many websites offer free fonts for download, often published under permissive licenses allowing you to use them on any medium. A known example is Google Fonts, as well as websites like DaFont, and Font Squirrel.

These free fonts provide greater typographic variety, but these websites also sometimes contain non-optimized fonts, drawing a very large number of dots for each letter when this is not necessary.

This can lead to problems with text rendering, whether in Autograph or any other software.