macformat.com @macformat SEPTEMBER 2019 | MACFORMAT | 51CONTINUED... Install and find your new fonts
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Preview it first
It’s wise to preview a font before
going through the steps of installing it:
some are absolutely hopeless to read
clearly at smaller sizes, and others don’t
work brilliantly in larger sizes. Tap on
Close when you’re finished previewing.5
Install the font
Tap on the font icon to install it.
You’ll see this rather opaque message.
Adding fonts to your iPad means
changing some system settings, and
for that you need to give the app
permission. Tap Allow.6
Download the file
AnyFont will now download a small
profile file, which will enable it to change
your iPad’s settings. This is totally safe,
and doesn’t create any security issues.
Tap on Close when it’s done and then
go to the Settings app.7
Give the font permission
In your device’s Settings app, scroll
down to General and then scroll through
that panel down until you see Profiles:
it’s towards the very bottom of the page.
Tap on the Profiles option to open it
once you’ve found it.8
Pick your profile
AnyFont isn’t the only app that
puts profiles into Settings. For example,
if you sign up for Apple’s iOS public beta
programme to preview new software,
you’ll have a profile that enables your
iPad to install the betas.9
Install the profile
Tap on the font’s profile – the one
ending ‘.ttf’ – and then on the blue Install
link. Installation is pretty much instant.
You can remove it at any time by coming
back to this screen and tapping Remove
Downloaded Profile.10
Nearly there!
Once you’ve responded to the
questions, tap Next and the installation
process will be complete. Thankfully you
can install multiple fonts on your device
from one profile: you don’t need to do
this for each individual font.11
Open your app
If your word processing app is open,
you’ll need to close it fully, by double-
pressing the Home button, or swiping up
from the bottom and holding on a new
iPad Pro. Swipe the app up off the screen.
Reopen it and open up its font menu.12
Enjoy the results
As soon as you select your new
font, Pages (or any other app that uses
fonts) will apply it to the selected text –
so here you can see our headline text is
now perfectly rendered in Alfa Slab One,
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