Windows 7 - Fonts - Show and Hide

   Information

This will show you how to Show and Hide fonts automatically by Windows 7 and manually by you to be available to select the font or not in your programs input language settings. You will also see how to restore the default Show and Hide settings.

For a list of all default fonts that come supplied with Windows 7, see: Fonts supplied with Windows 7

   Note

Fonts that are set to Hide are faded, and fonts that are set to Show are not faded.

1. Open the Control Panel (All items View).

2. Click on the Fonts icon.

3. Click on the Font settings link in the left blue pane. (See screenshot below)

4. To Turn On Automatic Show and Hide Fonts

A) Check the Hide fonts based on language settings box. (See screenshot below step 6)
NOTE: This is the default setting in Windows 7.

B) Go to step 6.

5. To Turn Off Automatic Show and Hide Fonts

A) Uncheck the Hide fonts based on language settings box. (See screenshot below step 6)
NOTE: This will have all the fonts set as Show except for the fonts that you manually set to Hide afterwards in OPTION TWO below.

6. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

1. Open the Control Panel (All items View).

2. Click on the Fonts icon.

3. To Set a Font to Show

A) Select a individual font or font family that you want to set to Show. (See screenshots below)
TIP: To select more than one font at a time, press and hold down the Ctrl key while you click on each font.
NOTE: A individual font only has a single page on it's icon. A font family has more than one page stacked on it's icon. It means that it has more individual fonts included in that font family. If you wanted to only set a individual font to Show in the font family, then you will need to click on the font family to see the individual fonts inside the font family first.

B) Click on the Show button on the toolbar. (See screenshots above)
NOTE: You can also right click on the font and click on Show. If you do this on a font family, then you will set of all the individual fonts in that font family to Show instead. If you have both the Show and Hide option available, then that means that the individual fonts in the font family have some fonts set to Hide and Show and not just one or the other.

4. To Set a Font to Hide

A) Select a individual font or font family that you want to set to Hide. (See screenshots below)
TIP: To select more than one font at a time, press and hold down the Ctrl key while you click on each font.
NOTE: A individual font only has a single page on it's icon. A font family has more than one page stacked on it's icon. It means that it has more individual fonts included in that font family. If you wanted to only set a individual font to Hide in the font family, then you will need to click on the font family to see the individual fonts inside the font family first.

B) Click on the Hide button on the toolbar. (See screenshots above)
NOTE: You can also right click on the font and click on Hide. If you do this on a font family, then you will set of all the individual fonts in that font family to Hide instead. If you have both the Show and Hide option available, then that means that the individual fonts in the font family have some fonts set to Hide and Show and not just one or the other.

5. Close the Fonts window when done. (See screenshot below step 3A or 4A)

1. Open the Control Panel (All items View).

2. Click on the Fonts icon.

3. Click on the Font settings link in the left blue pane. (See screenshot below)

4. Click on the Restore default font settings button. (See screenshot below)

5. Close the Font settings window. (See screenshot above)