How do I move a font from Font Book to /Library/Fonts?

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How do I move a font from Font Book to /Library/Fonts?

I am assuming that, in order to be able to use Apple Chancery font in Microsoft Word for Mac (Version 16.38 - 2019) I need to have the Apple Chancery font in my Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts file? I've checked and it's not listed, however it is listed in the Font Book and, after a bit of fiddling, I managed to get it to show up in Pages (it isn't in the default font list in Pages). I have tried opening two Finder windows and dragging the Apple Chancery font to the /Library/Fonts file but it won't move. I would be very grateful if someone can tell me how I can use the Apple Chancery font in Microsoft Word for Mac. Tricia

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 2, 2020 3:09 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 2, 2020 3:35 AM in response to Marco Klobas

Thank you for your response. I think my problem was that I was looking in Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts instead of Macintosh HD/System/Library/Fonts. I checked my /System/Library/Fonts and you'r right it is definitely listed in the Supplemental folder. I re-opened Microsoft Word and searched once more. This time I was able to locate and choose the font in Microsoft Word - many thanks for such a quick response.

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Answer 2

Jul 2, 2020 3:26 AM in response to Patricia Henwood

On my system it's located in /System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/ and, as a system font, it's already active.

There's no need to move it. It should be already available in any app.

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Answer 3

dialabrain

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Jul 2, 2020 3:16 AM in response to Patricia Henwood

I don't use Word. What you could try is copying the font then pasting it into ~/Library/Fonts. If you don't have a Fonts folder in your user Library you can create one.

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