Once a cloud font is installed, the little ‘cloud with arrow’ icon disappears.

‘Berlin Sans FB’ is then available as a font on that device for other Office apps and documents.

When they open the document, Office will see that ‘Berlin Sans FB’ is a cloud font but not installed, so it will download the font automatically.

That document is shared with others who don’t have the font installed.

Make a document using ‘Berlin Sans FB’ or some other Office cloud font.

There’s no notice of this happening, it just happens. If you open a document which uses a cloud font your computer doesn’t already have, Office 365/Office 2021 will download and use it automatically. Almost all the time, the font will appear in your document right away.Ĭloud font installs are so quick, we wonder if they are pre-downloaded and cached, waiting on the computer until chosen? Automatic download option

In practice, just select the font and keeping working. You have to be connected to the Internet., naturally, Usually the font is fully available in moments.

Just choose from the font selection list. There is a way around that to make Cloud Fonts available to all programs, not just Office Installing a Cloud FontĪdding a cloud font to your computer is soooo simple. They are installed in some special way so the fonts only show up in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc. Cloud fonts only in Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 appsĬloud fonts are not installed into the usual Windows or Mac font management systems (Settings| Fonts in Windows or Font Book on a Mac). Abadi Extra Light cloud font (see above) now installed so the cloud icon is removed.

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