Publisher 365/2021 for Windows also has cloud fonts. Who gets Microsoft 365 / Office 2021 cloud fonts?Īll the main programs in Office 365/2021 for Windows and Office 365/2021 for Mac have cloud fonts, Word 365/2021, Excel 365/2021, PowerPoint 365/2021 and Outlook 365/2021 for both platforms. See Make Cloud Fonts available to all programs, not just Office for the exact folders. The only way to see which cloud fonts are installed, is to dig into the font folders to see what’s saved on the computer.

That’s a shame because it means you can’t tell if the font will be available to others sharing the document.įor documents sent widely, you might want to limit the document/sheet/slide to very common fonts. Once a cloud font is installed, the little ‘cloud with arrow’ icon disappears. ‘Berlin Sans FB’ is then available as a font on that device for other Office apps and documents.When they open the document, Office will see that ‘Berlin Sans FB’ is a cloud font but not installed, so it will download the font automatically.That document is shared with others who don’t have the font installed.Make a document using ‘Berlin Sans FB’ or some other Office cloud font.There’s no notice of this happening, it just happens. If you open a document which uses a cloud font your computer doesn’t already have, Office 365/Office 2021 will download and use it automatically. Almost all the time, the font will appear in your document right away.Ĭloud font installs are so quick, we wonder if they are pre-downloaded and cached, waiting on the computer until chosen? Automatic download option

In practice, just select the font and keeping working. You have to be connected to the Internet., naturally, Usually the font is fully available in moments. Just choose from the font selection list. There is a way around that to make Cloud Fonts available to all programs, not just Office Installing a Cloud FontĪdding a cloud font to your computer is soooo simple. They are installed in some special way so the fonts only show up in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc. Cloud fonts only in Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 appsĬloud fonts are not installed into the usual Windows or Mac font management systems (Settings| Fonts in Windows or Font Book on a Mac). Abadi Extra Light cloud font (see above) now installed so the cloud icon is removed.

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