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How many is TOO Many Fonts?

I am curious!? How many fonts is TOO many to have installed on your computer? LOL The reason I am asking is, I got my first copy of Scrapbook Answers magazine last night at Michaels, and ran the CD and installed some of the fonts. wow there were a lot!

After installing the trial program of Printers Apprentice that was on the CD, I find out I have 425 fonts on my computer! This program lets you organize and even print off a test calalog of all your fonts or just your favorites, so you dont have to scroll through them all to find the one you want. ANYHOO....it took 18 pages to print all of mine! LOL I will have to get a folder to put them all in for future reference~ Do you think 425 Fonts is too many?

Linda C

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Linda C
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Aren't fonts like paper, you can never have enough! I have that cd but didn't look at any of the other programs on it. Now I'm going to have to check it out. Thanks Linda.

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Cathy

I have 1,279 installed...and I don't have enough yet.

:-) Theresa in IL

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MommyRazz

I can't find my CD from Scrapbook Answers.....waaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to go on a serious hunt for it as that's what I'd planed to do this evening, go through it.....shoot!

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Kenda

OMG...wow Theresa! I don't feel so bad now...LOL There were 101 fonts on the CD, and I didn't install all of them!

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Linda C

With windows I read that 1000 fonts are the maximum amount you should consider because when you use programs that make your fonts available (word process, graphics, etc.) each font has to be loaded to memory and it will seriously slow your system down after that point. The optimal amount is no more than

500 fonts.
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Scout Lady

I just checked. You only have 425? I have 3x that.......1295.

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Cleo

I need to go through mine to see which ones I can get rid of. There's a lot I'll never use.

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Cleo

So kill the windows machine, get a mac, get suitcase.. I have over 6000 fonts... suitcase allows you to temporarily "install" them so you can use them then turn them off again when your done so they aren't using your system resources. Great application.. you can group them according to anything you want and make "sets"... very VERY handy... :D

LOL

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RJ

That makes sense, but there are sooo many out there! I'll have to find the "delete" button and get rid of some that I will never use, so I can find more!

Linda C

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Linda C

I think I would get lost in that suitcase thing, with so many to choose from! LOL

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Linda C

Heck no! (can you tell this northern girl is getting acclimated to the south??) Fonts are like paper! You can never have too many! The one you need is not the one you have! LOL Jacqui

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Jacqueline Rogers

Then it is time to get another hard drive--just to store the fonts! LOL

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Jacqueline Rogers

YUP! and then there are variations on your favorite fonts! My newest is purkage!!! WOOOT! LOLOL

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RJ

There is a freeware font loader that allows you to install or remove fonts at will. I have been using it for quite awhile. You could still keep your extra fonts!

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Scout Lady

Geesh, and ya'll talk about MY PAPER!!

And Jacqui, it is not what you NEED, it is what you WANT!!!!!

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