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February 17, 2013 by: Jennifer

How To Organize Your Fonts! Freebie, too!

 This is it.  I have finally found a quick and easy way to keep up with all my fonts!
Since the days when I moved away from comic sans as my “go to” font, I have accumulated a lot of awesome, sometimes decorative fonts that I {heart}.  My problem has been that when I am creating a pack or working on a document, I don’t have time to scroll through a ton of (sometimes small) fonts to choose one that works from the drop down menu.  So what I usually do is just use a handful of my fonts, even though I have many more.
Not anymore! I have found a way to quickly look over my fonts to choose the PERFECT one!
The small version I printed two copies and laminated them, one is bound with a brad and one with a ring…just to see which works best.  One is with my computer at school and one is next to my computer at home.  When I am working, I flip through the booklet and choose the font that is “just right”!
Another idea is to print them out and place them in plastic sleeves in a notebook.
The cover you see in the picture is my first attempt, I used it in the “test” stage of my new font organizer.
It is also awesome for when you know what a font looks like, but can’t remember its name, flip through the book and find it quick!

How to:

You may be thinking that it would take an eternity to do this.  For me, it took about 30 minutes.  I used Pages (or Word) and created a text box, then I looked at my scroll down menu of fonts, chose the first one and typed its name, then the next.  I did NOT type the fonts that are standard or the plain, ugly ones that came with the computer, just my super cool ones =)
I chose an 18point font for each unless it came out too big or small, it ended up that I only had to adjust a few to either larger or smaller.
And for doodles?  I copied and pasted the alphabet with each doodle and have 
it saved as a document also!

And here is your freebie covers for your own font notebook!
(artwork used is from Little Red’s Clipart and Kevin& Amanda’s fonts)
Hope this helps!  Maybe do it as a summer project?!
Let me know what you think below or share if you have any helpful suggestions for how you organize your fonts!

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  1. Elizabeth says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    That has been on my "to do" list forever thinking that it would take me FOREVER. Knowing it took you only 30 minutes makes me want to go ahead and tackle it 🙂

    Elizabeth
    Fun in Room 4B

    Reply
  2. Oceans of First Grade Fun says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    I love this! This will be on my summer to do list!

    Reply
  3. Mrs. Wright says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    Oh, this is awesome!!! I too will put this on the old summer to do list, just like Ms. Arnold. Thanks for sharing
    Kim
    First Grade Journal

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  4. Christina Marie says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    What a great idea! My biggest problem is that the fonts I have at school and the fonts I have at home are different. I need to get them both on the "same page". It is really annoying when I open something at school and it is all off kilter because I don't have that font installed. Guess that might be a project to tackle on my work day on Tuesday! Thanks for the idea!

    Christina 🙂
    Apples, Books, and Crayons
    applesbooksandcrayons@gmail.com

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  5. Erin says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    This is an amazing idea. I definitely need to do this. I don't do a lot of creating at school, or if I do, I bring my laptop in so the fonts on two different computers wont be an issue for me. And unless it's a font's CD, I cant download and install fonts from the internet on my work computer–boo!!

    Love this idea for home though!

    Erin

    Reply
  6. Chrissy says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:56 pm

    Thanks for sharing. What a fabulous idea! Definitely something I want to do!!
    Chrissy
    First Grade Found Me

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  7. Deb Thomas says

    February 17, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    What a fabulous way to organize all the fonts we have and having it as a visual list. This makes it so easy to pick one for any project you are working on. I am adding this organizational tool to my "summer do list"! Thanks for sharing with all of us!!!
    Deb at Fabulously First

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  8. Ashley says

    February 17, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    This is a fabulous idea! I have trouble remembering where my fonts are in the long list of fonts that I have. I wish I could download fonts at school, but for some reason I can't. This will be great for home though!

    Ashley

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  9. Mr. First Grade says

    February 17, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    Fantastic idea!! Definitely adding this to my summer to-do list!!

    Andrew
    Mr. First Grade

    Reply
  10. Nicole says

    February 17, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    So smart Jennifer!! LOVE this!!
    Nicole
    Rowdy in Room 300

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  11. Jodi says

    February 17, 2013 at 5:45 pm

    I absolutely LOVE this idea!!!! So smart!!

    Reply
  12. Tamera says

    February 17, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Love the idea. On some programs I get a visual of the font and on others I don't. This will be a time saver in the long run!

    Stop by and check out my Give Away and my Vocabulary Activities for Skippyjon Jones in my TPT store!

    🙂
    Tamera
    MyHeartBelongsinFirst
    Kaizactan2001@yahoo.com

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  13. Barbara says

    February 17, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    That's such a fabulous idea! I'm doing that today. Thanks!
    Barbara
    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers Blog Designs

    Reply
  14. Jackie and Danielle says

    February 17, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!! =)
    -Jackie-
    Sister Teachers

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  15. Caitlin Hynst says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    This is a great idea! I really need to do this with my fonts!
    Simply Second

    Reply
  16. Julie McKown says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    What a fantastic idea!!! You are so creative!
    Thank you for sharing!
    ❤Mrs. McKown
    Little Literacy Learners

    Reply
  17. ~DeAnne~ says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    I need to do something like this for mine, but then I'd have to add commercial or personal. Some of my favorites I can't use for TpT. I guess I could type it up and then use parentheses and put C for commercial and P for personal…Must get busy! 🙂 Thanks! 🙂

    ღDeAnne
    First Grade and Fabulous

    Reply
  18. jessie vassar says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    I love this idea. I'm am for sure going to add this to my to-do list. Even though it seems to be ever growing.

    The Cornerstone Classroom

    Reply
  19. Tonya says

    February 17, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    I have to admit – I'm clueless about installing fonts. Could you send me a private message how to go about that please? I would like to start using different fonts. I have downloaded a couple free ones – need to know how to use before I invest in more. Probably a simple thing to do. Thanks

    Tonya
    tonya.zinter@k12.sd.us

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  20. Anita says

    February 17, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Great idea! I hate scrolling through my zillions of fonts when I create things. I'll do this and add the terms of use to it so I keep things legit 🙂
    Anita
    Mrs. Bremer’s Kindergarten

    Reply
  21. Shelly Sitz says

    February 17, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    I started doing the same thing with my favorite fonts. I need to keep adding to my list.

    Shelly
    Smiling and Shining in Second Grade

    Reply
  22. Katie Knight says

    February 17, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    Oh my word I do this too! I thought I was the only one!!! You rock girl!

    Reply
  23. Liz says

    February 17, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    I like this idea! I think I might have to organize my fonts over spring break. I don't think I can't wait until summer! 🙂

    Reply
  24. Cheryl Ener says

    February 17, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    What an amazing idea! Thank you!
    Cheryl
    Crayons and Curls

    Reply
  25. Sarah says

    February 17, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    Yep…I really love this idea..perhaps it'll be something for me to do tomorrow when I have off! 😉

    Sarah
    teachingiscolorful.blogspot.com

    Reply
  26. Karen says

    February 17, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    You are amazing! Thanks so much for sharing this fabulous idea! Now, do you have any ideas on how to mangage graphics?!

    Karen
    anappleadayinfirstgrade.blogspot.com

    Reply
  27. Runde's Room says

    February 17, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    I SOOOOOOOO need to do this!!! Thanks for the great inspiration!!!

    Jen

    Reply
  28. Sarah Kirby says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:22 am

    This is a CUTE idea! I really need to do this. I'm adding it to my to-do list for this summer to get myself organized! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Sarah
    Permanently Primary

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  29. Erica Bohrer says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:36 am

    This is an awesome idea!

    Reply
  30. Susie Shafer says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:44 am

    OMG, I am so excited about organizing all of my fonts now! Thank you so much!

    Susie
    http://www.shafersshenanigans@blogspot.com

    Reply
  31. The Brown-Bag Teacher says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:57 am

    Great idea! Thanks, Jennifer 🙂

    Catherine
    The Brown-Bag Teacher

    Reply
  32. Jenn Bates says

    February 18, 2013 at 2:14 am

    I have a list like this that I saved into a word doc so I can easily add new ones to it. Love your cute book though!
    Jenn
    Finally in First

    Reply