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# MS Fonts

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Summary
Installing TrueType Microsoft fonts and emulating Windows' font rendering
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## Installation

### Current Packages

Note: These packages do require access to a Windows 7/8 and/or a Office 2007 setup or installation media, consult corresponding PKGBUILD for details.

Available in the AUR:

- ttf-win7-fonts — Windows 7 fonts
- ttf-office-2007-fonts — Microsoft Office 2007 fonts
- ttf-ms-win8 — Windows 8 fonts

### Legacy Packages

Note: The fonts provided by these packages are out-of-date and are missing modern hinting instructions and the full character sets. It is recommended to use the above packages.

ttf-ms-fonts is available in the AUR.

According to original Microsoft's End User License Agreement, there are some legal limitations when using the fonts.

The package includes:

- Andalé Mono
- Arial
- Arial Black
- Comic Sans
- Courier New
- Georgia
- Impact
- Lucida Sans
- Lucida Console
- Microsoft Sans Serif
- Symbol
- Times New Roman
- Trebuchet
- Verdana
- Webdings
- Wingdings

You can also obtain ttf-tahoma or ttf-microsoft-tahoma from the AUR, which as you might expect contains Tahoma.

ttf-vista-fonts is also available in the AUR and includes:

- Calibri
- Cambria
- Candara
- Consolas
- Constantia
- Corbel

## Sharp fonts resembling Windows XP

A complete guide on how to make the MS Fonts look as in Windows XP is found at http://www.sharpfonts.co.cc/ (site down, try sharpfonts in the AUR). In short, install the fonts as described above and use the author's modified XML files.

## Smooth fonts resembling Windows 7

Use Infinality's patched freetype2 package, and use the Windows 7 profile in the provided `local.conf`.

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