4. How to install the fonts

Stage 1: downloading and unpackaging

First of all, download the required font packages from the following links to your computer:

Next, you need to extract files from the ZIP file(s) to the folder that you can find later.  If you cannot do this on your system, you may want to use a 3rd-party software such as Winzip for this task.

Each ZIP file contains TrueType font(s) and the accompanying documentations in both PDF and Word file. Note that to read a PDF file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Stage 2: installing fonts on your System [Windows XP / Vista and 7/ Mac, etc.]

(1) Windows XP (and earlier systems)

If you are not familiar with the font installation, please read Microsoft's instructions "how to install or remove a font in Windows" first.

  1. Click "Start" button and choose "Control Panel".
  2. Inside "Control Panel" window, find "Fonts" and open it. You will see a list of all the installed fonts in your computer.
  3. If you have an older version of the font already installed, remove it from your font folder. (You should take a backup copy just in case you need it later.)
  4. From the "File" menu, choose "Install New Font...", and find the font file(s) you have just extracted in a folder of your choice.
  5. Select all the font files in the folder, and click OK. Windows should install the fonts.
  6. Your operating system now has the font, ready to use.
Go to Stage 3.

(2) Windows Vista, Windows 7

If you are not familiar with the font installation, please read Microsoft's instructions "how to install or remove a font in Windows" first.
  1. Click "Start" button and choose "Control Panel", and "Appearance and Personalization", and then "Fonts". There you will see a list of all the installed fonts in your computer.
  2. If you have an older version of the font already installed, remove it from your font folder. (You should take a backup copy just in case you need it later.)
  3. From the "File" menu in VISTA, choose "Install New Font...", and find the font file(s) you have just extracted in a folder of your choice. (If you don't see the File menu, press ALT.); Windows 7 doesn't show a File menu. Just drag the Bach font files (bach41.TTF, etc.) into this folder.
  4. Select all the font files in the folder where you have extracted the package, and click OK. Windows should install the fonts.
  5. Your operating system now has the font, ready to use.

Go to Stage 3.

(3) Other Systems, such as Mac OS X and Linux

The author of Bach font is not familiar with non-Windows system, and regret that he cannot help those users. Please follow instructions written by others, for example:

Stage 3: testing your system

In each font package, you will find a documentation in Word file, which makes use of the font to demonstrate the font. If you have successfully installed the font, the Word file should show the musical symbols in the document correctly. (Compare its contents with the PDF file provided).

Last updated on 15 February 2009