Installing fonts on the iPad

Fonts bring your planning to life . They provide creative satisfaction and enhance your planning.

You have a wide selection of fonts that you can easily install on your iPad and use in your note-taking app, like GoodNotes . This is perfect for people who weren't born with pretty handwriting—like me😆☝️

Since I started using these fonts for my digital planner, taking notes has been much more fun! It's because I no longer have to look at a page full of jumbled scribbles. Instead, using these fonts makes my planning seem structured, clear, and BEAUTIFUL! Friends, it creates inner peace, I tell you!

There are basically two ways to get a new font. I can either download it from various platforms online, or I can create my own . If you want to use the font for personal use, you can download and use it without a license . You can also purchase fonts. This is essential if you use the font in products that you intend to resell; in this case, you will need a commercial license . Prices usually range up to €50. As a graphic designer, I'd rather buy new fonts than shoes these days.

However, I strongly assume that most of you will use the fonts privately, which is why I will refer to the fonts for private use in this post.

How to download free fonts on your iPad and use them in GoodNotes & Co.

1. On your iPad, open the App Store and download the iFont app .
   
2. Open the iFont app and select Dafont under Font Finder on the left. Dafont is a platform that provides fonts for free download. I prefer to work with this platform, but you can of course also work with the other platforms offered there.
   
3. Let's say I'm a teacher and I'm looking for fonts in the appropriate school style. Then I go to Themes and select School .
4. Here you'll see all the fonts appropriate for each category. Let's walk through the process using the font " Letters for Learners ."
   
5. This font states that it may only be used for private use .
   
6. First, I check whether the font also has umlauts (ä, ö, ü). It's often the case that fonts made available for private use only don't include umlauts, either because they're demo versions or because the developers are English-speaking and the font is adapted to English. If you want to avoid this, you can buy a font.
7. To check whether the font has umlauts, I'll enter a sample text above consisting of umlauts and numbers . Then I'll click Send . In the Letters for Learners font, you can now see that the umlauts are missing from the capital letters.
   
8. Now I just click on Download .
9. In the new window, you can then decide which additional sub-fonts you want to import. To do this, I'll check everything except the "Letter for Learners Regular" font and click Import . If you want to shop for additional fonts, you can also click Import & Continue Browsing .
   
10. After clicking Import, the font will be added to the Imported Fonts list . Then, simply go to Install > Allow > Open Settings.
    
11. Now open your iPad settings . Click on More for your iPad . Under Profile loaded , you'll find the option Show profile . If you don't find it there, alternatively, click on General > VPN & Device Management on the left.
    
12. The font will now be displayed, then just click on Install in the top right corner .
    
13. If your iPad is protected with a device password, you'll be asked for it here. Then go to > install and profile > install > done.
    
14. Now switch back to your Notes app . I'll open GoodNotes again and click on the text field. For the font, I'll select Letters for Learners . If it's not already displayed, close GoodNotes and reopen the app. The new font should now appear in the list. Have fun with your new font!😎
    

Summary

1. Download the iFont app .
2. Open the iFont app and click Dafont on the left side of Font Finder.
3. Click on Topics at the top and select a category.
4. Find a font you like and click Download .
5. Go to Import .
6. Click Install > Allow > Close.
7. Open your iPad settings.
8. Click on Profile loaded on the left (alternatively on General > VPN and device management) and follow the installation steps.
9. Now you can use the font in other apps, like GoodNotes.

You can also create your own, individual and unique font ! Read how here .

Once you've found a font you like, you can save it as a favorite in GoodNotes and activate the scribble feature . Then, your favorite font will automatically be selected every time you create a new text box. Simple, right?

If you don't know the doodle feature yet, you absolutely have to watch my YouTube video about it, because it saves time , stress , and creates a beautifully structured planner ! 😍✍🏻