When you choose "Custom font" in the drop-down list, you need to type the exact font name as recognized by your
computer's operating system, not just the file name of the font, or a guess.
Sometimes just typing the simple form of the font-name will work. An example of this is "Calibri". Type "Calibri"
in the Custom Font field and you will see the text in the Calibri font.
However, it doesn't work like that for a lot of fonts. For example, you might have a font called "Accent"
installed on your computer.
Typing "Accent" won't work, though - you will need to type "Accent SF". And, for the font "Cold Spaghetti"
you will need to type "Coldspaghetti BTN"....
Note that if you DO type a font name that isn't recognized, you will still see text -
it will be shown in the default font "Times New Roman".
So - how do I find the exact name of the font I want?
With just little computer knowledge you can easily find the exact Font name to type.
Windows:
- Open the Start menu and type "Control Panel."
- Go to "Appearance and Personalization" > "Fonts."
- Browse your installed fonts. Click into a font to see its proper name (not just the file name). This is the name you should type.
macOS:
- Open "Font Book" (search for it using Spotlight).
- Browse the list of fonts and click into each to see the exact font name.
Linux:
- Fonts are typically in /usr/share/fonts or ~/.fonts.
- You can use the fc-list command in the terminal to list all installed fonts with their exact names..
Alternative method - "Print My Fonts"
There's an excellent free program online called "PrintMyFonts". Search for it and download the latest version.
When you run it, it will search all the fonts installed on your computer and show them all on screen.
Below the graphic example of each font you will see the correct font name to type.