As an example a quick scan of this computer shows that there are over 450 fonts installed, but typically only 20-30 are ever used. After this, every time you want to change the font the application has to load these previews and display them to you, which in Microsoft Word can takes up to five seconds from the clicking the font menu until it actually displays the font list.īy disabling unnecessary fonts you can speed up applications quite significantly.
For example, every time Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word or QuarkXPress starts, the application scans your fonts and builds a preview for you. While it may seem like a minor thing it can actually have a big impact on how fast and responsive applications are. One often-overlooked tweak is to clear out the font caches and trim the number of fonts you have installed on your Mac.
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