There are two ways to add fonts to Connect Fonts: using drag and drop, or using the File menu.
To add fonts by dragging:
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In the Finder or Windows Explorer, select one or more font files or folders of fonts (or even a combination of font files and folders).
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Drag the selected items into the Connect Fonts window and drop them on a personal library or set within a personal library.
All fonts in the selection will be added to the library.
If you drag the selection to a set, the fonts will be added to that set.
If you drag a folder to a library, Connect Fonts will create a set with the folder name; if you drag a folder to a set, Connect Fonts creates a subset (a set within a set).
To use the File menu:
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In Connect Fonts, select the library or set that you want to add fonts to.
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Choose File > Add Fonts.
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Navigate to the folder containing fonts you want to add.
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To add the folder as a set (or subset), select the folder and click Add.
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To add fonts within the folder, open the folder, select individual font files, then click Add.
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The Font Vault
The Font Vault is a single, secure, managed repository that holds your Connect Fonts database, as well as your fonts.
All of your font data, including sets, tags, custom classifications, styles, and foundries are stored in the Font Vault.
The Font Vault also stores references to fonts added in place from your hard disk or other locations.
Removing Vault fonts
When you remove fonts from Connect Fonts, what happens to them depends on the context:
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If you select a set in the collections pane, then select and remove a font, the font will only be removed from that set, not from the library or any other set.
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If you select a library, then select and remove a font, the font will be permanently deleted from that library and all sets in that library.
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If you remove a set, no fonts are removed from the library.
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If you remove a library, all fonts in that library are permanently deleted.
To remove a font, set, or library, select it, then choose Edit > Delete or press the ⌫ or BACKSPACE key. You can also right-click on a font, set, or library, then choose the appropriate Delete option from the shortcut menu.
If the action you have chosen will permanently delete fonts from your library, Connect Fonts will prompt you to continue.