In this guide, I'm going to cover some of the best ways to search, select, and use the 800 (and counting) different web fonts that Google makes available.
G Suite just goes to and grabs the fonts it needs to display the document. When you open a Google Doc on any computer, it doesn't matter what fonts you've already installed. It looks totally different! You don't have this problem with G Suite apps, since they all pull their fonts from the same place. If the HR director doesn't have the same custom fonts installed on their computer, you'll get something like this: As an example, let's say you create a carefully-designed resume like this:īut then you send that same Word document to an organization where you've applied for a position. If the new computer doesn't have those same fonts, your project won't look the same. This isn't the case for Microsoft Word, and it's one of the most common frustrations with traditional desktop design software: if you move your project to another computer or email it to a collaborator, the recipient needs to have the same fonts installed on their computer. The biggest advantage of managing fonts this way is that you can always be sure that your documents will look exactly the same, no matter who's viewing the document. Unlike desktop applications like Microsoft Word, G Suite apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides draw typefaces from a central repository of web fonts.
