Accessing Microsoft cloud fonts isn't like installing traditional font files directly onto your computer. Instead, cloud fonts are available through your Microsoft 365 apps when your device is connected to the internet. They are streamed or accessed from the cloud, offering a wider variety of typography options without needing local storage space for numerous font files.
Accessing Microsoft Cloud Fonts
To make these cloud fonts available for use within your Microsoft 365 applications on Windows, you need to ensure that Optional connected experiences are enabled within the app settings.
Steps on Windows to Enable Cloud Fonts
To get and use cloud fonts in apps running on Windows, follow these steps based on the provided reference:
- Ensure your device is online and connected to the Internet. Cloud fonts require an active connection to be accessed.
- Open a Microsoft app where you want to use cloud fonts (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Go to File in the application menu.
- Select Account from the left-hand navigation pane.
- Under the Account Privacy section, select Manage Settings.
- In the Account Privacy settings, find and turn on Optional connected experiences.
By enabling "Optional connected experiences," you allow your Microsoft 365 apps to access services like cloud fonts, providing you with an expanded library of fonts beyond those installed locally on your device. Remember that an internet connection is essential for these fonts to load and be usable in your documents and presentations.
