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Note this tutorial is intended for Windows users.

Okay well we all want to have Halo fonts to use in word and paint don't we? Well with my new tutorial you can! You can have a basic outline of the Halo font or a solid black font best used in word. Now you are probably sceptical so I have just made a quick thing in paint to show you the fonts in action.

New Features in Font Found. New Font in Action Image{Old} Halo Font in Action

Now it isn't perfect and s far I have failed to find the real blue deal but it'll do for most purposes. So now on with the tutorial.

Step 1 - Okay well first and obviously you have to download the fonts.

EDIT: Saint found an updated version of the solid black font. The numbers 2 and 3 have been updated to look like they do in the game logos.
Here is a link Updated Solid Font ;-)
Halo Outline
Solid Font

Step 2 - Once you have your uber cool fonts downloaded you'll see they come in a compressed .zip folder. Right click on the folder and then click 'Extract all' to unzip the zip.

Step 3 - Now close any open Windows Applications (you have to do this for some reason).

Step 4 - Now go to your control panel situated under the start menu, click appearance and theme and then look in the top left of your screen for a title which says 'see also' under the title is a link 'fonts' click it.

Step 5 - Now in fonts click the menu bar at the top which says file, then click 'Install new font...'

Step 6 - In the Drives list, click the drive you want. (Just select C: that is your computers hard drive if you're not sure)

Step 7 - In the Folders list, double-click the 'Documents and Settings' folder, select your name, your documents and then the unzipped Halo font folder that contains the font you want to add.

Step 8 - Now click on the font in the 'List of fonts' box which you want to add and click OK. It may say the document is already being used and cannot be replaced. In that case look in the bottom right corner of the small open install fonts window for a box that says 'Copy fonts to Fonts Folder' make sure that isn't ticked.

Step 9 - The font should now install, remember it is where you installed it from not where the other fonts are situated so don't delete the original folder, keep it safe. Anyways now the boring stuff is over open a program such as paint or word and scroll through your fonts and as if by magic there is a Halo font there. Huzzah, now that wasn't so bad ;-)

Slideshow Tutorial: (Sorry the Quality is bad)
Slide show part 1
Slide show part 2
Slide Show Part 3


[Edited on 08.09.2007 11:51 AM PDT]

  • 08.08.2007 11:54 AM PDT

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Thanks man. Just to let you know, the 3 in that font isn't like the Halo 3 logo one.

  • 08.08.2007 12:07 PM PDT
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... You don't need 10 actions to install a simple font.

Step 1: download font.

step 2: extract to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

step 3: ????

step 4: profit

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Posted by: spartan0369
... You don't need 10 actions to install a simple font.

Step 1: download font.

step 2: extract to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

step 3: ????

step 4: profit
I made this tutorial so everyone even if they know nothing about computers may benefit. If you figure out your step 3 please make sure you PM me.

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Posted by: Mr Evil 37
Thanks man. Just to let you know, the 3 in that font isn't like the Halo 3 logo one.
Oh yeah... well was probably made a while ago so it isn't 100% accurate but it does the job.

  • 08.08.2007 12:18 PM PDT
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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

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Posted by: spartan0369
... You don't need 10 actions to install a simple font.

Step 1: download font.

step 2: extract to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

step 3: ????

step 4: profit
I made this tutorial so everyone even if they know nothing about computers may benefit. If you figure out your step 3 please make sure you PM me.


Well it just so happens I know step 3! Would you also like to know?


Of course you do.

For only a small fee of $9001 (in small change, of course) YOU too may have the secrets of the universe!

  • 08.08.2007 12:19 PM PDT
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  • 08.08.2007 12:20 PM PDT

I'm a ninja

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Like how to shot web?

i dunno lol

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Tutorials to use fonts? Oh gawd, what has this world come to!?

P.S. This thread's level of meme saturation is over 9000

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Suddenly, an exploding van!

  • 08.08.2007 4:10 PM PDT

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstien

WHAT ABOUT THE MAC USERS!!!! Oh wait... they don't need 9 steps :P.

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I added a slide show tutorial.

Slideshow Tutorial: (Sorry the Quality is bad)
Slide show part 1
Slide show part 2
Slide Show Part 3

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Score!

Now i can type my reports in Halo font!

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Someone already made a normal + outline Halo font a while ago... Will Turnbow. [:

As you can see from the download page, it's even been updated so that the '3' matches the one in the Halo 3 logo.

Edit: This variant was originally created in May of 2002. =P

[Edited on 08.09.2007 8:46 AM PDT]

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Posted by: Saint
Someone already made a normal + outline Halo font a while ago... Will Turnbow. [:

As you can see from the download page, it's even been updated so that the '3' matches the one in the Halo 3 logo.

Edit: This variant was originally created in May of 2002. =P
Good find! The numbers 2 and 3 have been updated to look like they do in the game logos.
Here is a link Updated Solid Font ;-)

I added it to my original post, good job.

  • 08.09.2007 11:42 AM PDT