View a font on your computer

note Note

To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
If you don't want to display the variations for each font, on the View menu, click Hide Variations (Bold, Italic, and so on).
When you install a printer, the installation program may install several printer fonts. These do not appear in the Fonts folder, but they do appear in the font list of Windows-based programs, such as WordPad.
The viewer cannot display Type 1 fonts.