Let's talk about "fonts" !

[Bob Woolley]

It is nice to change the "fonts" (type display) on PowerPoint. Of course you must remember that if you put it on one computer, the same font must be on the other computer (church) in order for your PowerPoint font display to work properly.

I have been searching for some online, downloadable fonts. Remember that adding fonts takes up memory. It is good to delete fonts on your computer you do not use and add ones you will use.

So here is a great web site, that has a great variety of fonts. All free and downloadable ready to install. They are zip files so you will need to unzip them...add them to your font directory. Here's what to do...

In Windows XP, go to the "Start" button..., click on "Control Panel"

I am in the "Classic windows mode", so just double click on the "font directory icon". You will now see your font icons on display. Go to the top and select "file" and click on "install new fonts". Remembering where you stored your downloaded unzipped fonts, you are ready to install by selecting them.

Here is the web site for the free fonts. DAFONTS (http://www.dafonts.com/) <click here

Here is also a nice page on explaining how to make those displays for PowerPoint and the tricks involved.

http://archives.tfwm.com/GraphicsCreationTipsFromtheRealWorld.lasso

Let's surprise them next Sunday with a new font on the screen!!

Blessings, Bob

[G R 'Scott' Cundiff]

Just a note about powerpoint -- if you are using truetype fonts you can embed them in the presentation. That means the the font you are using actually becomes part of the presentation and doesn't depend on the computer to provide the font.

You can do it by clicking on Save As and then check off Embed TrueType font.

[Bob Woolley]

Here is something that Pastors maybe do or do not know about!? I noticed a quick and neat way to add interest to sermon slides in a repetitive manner on each slide.

It is called the " title block or box"

You can add these within PowerPoint near the top, and on top of a background or make a jpg file with some fancy font within on a box.

Examples below. :basic05

[Adam Spriggs]

The DaFont site is a great resource for fonts. I especially the custom text feature. I use DaFont more when creating website-related graphics than I do with PPT.

I wish Windows had better font management tools.

[Gina Stevenson]

You mean all those questions they ask before they let you get to "da'FONTS" (almost reminds you of a certain "Happy Days" character, doesn't it? :p) won't get you tons more spam, as it seems it has done for me in the past, even if I said "NO" to every offer on the list???

What I found when checking the fonts -- maybe I'm too picky about lettering, and like the "artsy" ones better -- was that ones I liked ranged from $22 to get all the way up to $200+ for a set! WHOA! There was a very nice one, too, for something like $69-70 somewhere in all those links that showed up re fonts from the two above Bob gave.


The DaFont site is a great resource for fonts. I especially the custom text feature. I use DaFont more when creating website-related graphics than I do with PPT.

I wish Windows had better font management tools.

[Charlene Clevenger]

I learned at a seminar that you should only use sans-serif fonts, such as Arial, for Power Point. If you use serif fonts, such as Times New Roman, the serifs, or little tail-like things, disappear.

[Marg Webb]

I just found this.
See what I mean Charlene, you are on the ball.
How did the book sale go.??
Marg.

[Charlene Clevenger]

I just found this.
See what I mean Charlene, you are on the ball.
How did the book sale go.??
Marg.

You mean on eBay? I haven't listed any yet. I'm still working on it. I hope to get something done Saturday when I have more time. Thanks for asking.