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How do I install additional unicode fonts?

For Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 users:

Requirements: Installation CD of your OS

1. Go to Start > Settings -> "Control Panel."
2. Double click on "Regional Options."
3. In the "General" tab under "Language settings for the system" select the languages you want to install.
4. Press "OK" to proceed and have the operating system CD ready.

For Win98 and Windows ME users:

1. The base unicode font "MS Arial Unicode" is available with Office 2000/XP, Frontpage 2000 and Publisher 2000.
2. Install the latest MS Internet Explorer, which will install a bunch of unicode fonts.

For additional Unicode fonts, please see the following page: Alan Wood's Unicode Resources

Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Korean:
Download the Microsoft Global IME + Language Package and extract the .exe with an archive utility such as (WinRAR or Winzip) and copy the .ttf files into the "C:\Windows\Fonts folder".

Keywords
unicode, unicode fonts

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