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3587

macrumors 6502a
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Mar 23, 2008
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So, I've installed the new Microsoft Office 2016 Preview on my new MacBook Pro... Why are Pages and other apps not seeing all those new fonts? Only Office can see all the new ones.
 

dianeoforegon

macrumors 6502a
Apr 26, 2011
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Oregon
Office 2016 installs fonts in each application folder not in the usual Fonts > Microsoft folder. Look in the package contents of each 2016 app to view fonts. As a result, multiple copies of fonts are installed.

Excel 203 * (521.8 MB)
OneNote 63 (76 MB)
Outlook 36 (104.2 MB)
PowerPoint 203 (521.8 MB)
Word 203 *(521.8 MB)

Total 1779.2 MB 1.7375 GB
 

3587

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Mar 23, 2008
749
87
How can I get those fonts so other apps can use them?

Office 2016 installs fonts in each application folder not in the usual Fonts > Microsoft folder. Look in the package contents of each 2016 app to view fonts. As a result, multiple copies of fonts are installed.

Excel 203 * (521.8 MB)
OneNote 63 (76 MB)
Outlook 36 (104.2 MB)
PowerPoint 203 (521.8 MB)
Word 203 *(521.8 MB)

Total 1779.2 MB 1.7375 GB
 

dagamer34

macrumors 65816
May 1, 2007
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101
Houston, TX
How can I get those fonts so other apps can use them?

You can't, because they changed the system so each app has its own fonts for sandboxing reasons for eventual distribution on the Mac App Store (only reason they would do it this way).
 

KALLT

macrumors 603
Sep 23, 2008
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How can I get those fonts so other apps can use them?

If you can find the actual font files in these application packages then you can just copy them manually to your own fonts folder (~/Library/Fonts) or let Font Book import them for you.

To check the application packages, just right-click on an application in Finder and select ‘Show Package Contents’. Fonts are often located under Contents > Resources. You might want to use Spotlight for this once you're browsing the application package (when you type ‘font’ it gives you an option to filter TrueType or OpenType font files).
 

hector

macrumors regular
Sep 18, 2006
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Cheltenham, UK
Sorry to dig up this thread but I've got this problem after doing a fresh install on my MBP and am finding it really annoying.

I can see the fonts I want in the MS app package contents, but when I try to install them, Font Book tells me there are serious errors with the fonts and warns me not to install them!

Anyone got any ideas?
 

dcrane2

macrumors newbie
May 25, 2010
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The fonts are actually in the applications for Office Mac 2016.

Right Click on MS Word for example, and click "Show Package Contents", then go to

Contents > Resources > DFonts

Since they are True Type Fonts (.ttf), you can load them in your font book as well,

Sorry to dig up this thread but I've got this problem after doing a fresh install on my MBP and am finding it really annoying.

I can see the fonts I want in the MS app package contents, but when I try to install them, Font Book tells me there are serious errors with the fonts and warns me not to install them!

Anyone got any ideas?
 

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michaelgvr

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Jan 17, 2017
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On Sierra you can just copy the font file to ~\Library\Fonts (note that Library is a hidden folder)
The path for the font files are (for word 2016): /Applications/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/Resources/Fonts/
 
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