How to set font to Arial throughout the entire document?
74
In preamble, I have:
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{arial}
but it doesn't work.
How do I set my font to Arial throughout the entire document?
UPDATE:
In short, both answers work.
It really depends on the environment. If using LaTeX and don't mind using a cloned font then choose Herbert's answer. If using XeLaTex and want to use the authentic font then choose Leo's.
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In preamble, I have:
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{arial}
but it doesn't work.
How do I set my font to Arial throughout the entire document?
UPDATE:
In short, both answers work.
It really depends on the environment. If using LaTeX and don't mind using a cloned font then choose Herbert's answer. If using XeLaTex and want to use the authentic font then choose Leo's.
fonts
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In preamble, I have:
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{arial}
but it doesn't work.
How do I set my font to Arial throughout the entire document?
UPDATE:
In short, both answers work.
It really depends on the environment. If using LaTeX and don't mind using a cloned font then choose Herbert's answer. If using XeLaTex and want to use the authentic font then choose Leo's.
fonts
asked Jul 24 '11 at 6:43
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In preamble, I have:
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{arial}
but it doesn't work.
How do I set my font to Arial throughout the entire document?
UPDATE:
In short, both answers work.
It really depends on the environment. If using LaTeX and don't mind using a cloned font then choose Herbert's answer. If using XeLaTex and want to use the authentic font then choose Leo's.
fonts
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Arial is not installed in TeX Live, I'm not sure about MiKTeX. You can use helvet package instead.
usepackage{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can use TrueType Arial font installed in your Windows/Mac:
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{Arial}
In Ubuntu, Arial can be installed by a Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
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answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually namedcorefonts.
– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.helvetpackage actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone);uarialuses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases,helvetpackage will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioningcorefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package namedttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
add a comment |
28
use it this way:
documentclass{article}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{uarial}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{blindtext}
begin{document}
blindtext
end{document}
but you must have the package called uarial not arial. If you do not have this package then install it with getnonfreefonts --sys -a: http://www.tug.org/fonts/getnonfreefonts/. The script was part of TeXLive until the 2009 version. Ubuntu users should have it already installed.
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
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3
uarial,urw-arialinurwbundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
2
runsudo getnonfreefonts-sysand they will be available ...
– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this commandsudo getnonfreefonts-sys -aArial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me inRStudiocompiling withpdfLaTeXwithout the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!
– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
1
I triedusepackage{uarial}in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).
– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
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I struggled with this forever. Finally found an article that showed me these two lines of code:
renewcommand{rmdefault}{phv} % Arial
renewcommand{sfdefault}{phv} % Arial
Only thing that worked for me, after hours of struggling with luatex and xelatex.
This answer only loads a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. If you need true Arial for whatever reason this won't work.
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
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answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
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Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
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usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{mathastext}
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
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answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
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Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
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renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
This is set in sans-serif font.
renewcommand{familydefault}{rmdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
Now again back to serif (roman).
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
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I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
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Arial is not installed in TeX Live, I'm not sure about MiKTeX. You can use helvet package instead.
usepackage{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can use TrueType Arial font installed in your Windows/Mac:
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{Arial}
In Ubuntu, Arial can be installed by a Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
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1
answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually namedcorefonts.
– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.helvetpackage actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone);uarialuses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases,helvetpackage will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioningcorefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package namedttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
add a comment |
78
Arial is not installed in TeX Live, I'm not sure about MiKTeX. You can use helvet package instead.
usepackage{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can use TrueType Arial font installed in your Windows/Mac:
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{Arial}
In Ubuntu, Arial can be installed by a Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
1
answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually namedcorefonts.
– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.helvetpackage actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone);uarialuses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases,helvetpackage will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioningcorefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package namedttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
add a comment |
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78
78
Arial is not installed in TeX Live, I'm not sure about MiKTeX. You can use helvet package instead.
usepackage{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can use TrueType Arial font installed in your Windows/Mac:
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{Arial}
In Ubuntu, Arial can be installed by a Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
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answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
Arial is not installed in TeX Live, I'm not sure about MiKTeX. You can use helvet package instead.
usepackage{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can use TrueType Arial font installed in your Windows/Mac:
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont{Arial}
In Ubuntu, Arial can be installed by a Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
1
answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
1
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
1
edited Jun 26 '13 at 6:45
Community♦
1
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answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
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answered Jul 24 '11 at 6:58
Leo LiuLeo Liu
63.2k7184262
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I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually namedcorefonts.
– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.helvetpackage actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone);uarialuses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases,helvetpackage will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioningcorefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package namedttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
add a comment |
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually namedcorefonts.
– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.helvetpackage actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone);uarialuses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases,helvetpackage will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioningcorefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package namedttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and have texlive-full 2009-7 installed. I see XeTeX & LuaTeX installed but your method doesn't work.
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:19
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
@Level1Coder: Well, Arial is a commercial font. You use Linux, but there's no Arial in linux distribution.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:30
3
3
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually named
corefonts.– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
@Leo: But there is: corefonts.sourceforge.net The corresponding package is usually named
corefonts.– Andrey Vihrov
Jul 24 '11 at 7:47
4
4
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.
helvet package actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone); uarial uses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases, helvet package will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
@Level1Coder: Arial is very similar to Helvetica, Arial and Helvetica are both commercial fonts.
helvet package actually uses Nimbus Sans font (a Helvetica clone); uarial uses URW A030 font (an Arial clone). Most cases, helvet package will suffie. If you want to use real Arial, you must get the TrueType/OpenType font from Windows/Mac and install it in your Linux OS, then use it with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX.– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:53
+1 to Andrey for mentioning
corefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
+1 to Andrey for mentioning
corefonts. After experimentation, I found under Ubuntu Synaptic Package named ttf-mscorefonts-installer. After installing this, Leo's answer works! Changed my mind to use Leo's answer because of the use of authentic fonts from MSCoreFonts. And also because of frequent use of Chinese, XeLaTex seems to be the best tool to handle Chinese characters. (Was planning to settle with PDFLaTeX to create intermixing English/Chinese documents)– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 8:54
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use it this way:
documentclass{article}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{uarial}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{blindtext}
begin{document}
blindtext
end{document}
but you must have the package called uarial not arial. If you do not have this package then install it with getnonfreefonts --sys -a: http://www.tug.org/fonts/getnonfreefonts/. The script was part of TeXLive until the 2009 version. Ubuntu users should have it already installed.
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
3
uarial,urw-arialinurwbundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
2
runsudo getnonfreefonts-sysand they will be available ...
– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this commandsudo getnonfreefonts-sys -aArial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me inRStudiocompiling withpdfLaTeXwithout the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!
– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
1
I triedusepackage{uarial}in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).
– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
|
show 2 more comments
28
use it this way:
documentclass{article}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{uarial}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{blindtext}
begin{document}
blindtext
end{document}
but you must have the package called uarial not arial. If you do not have this package then install it with getnonfreefonts --sys -a: http://www.tug.org/fonts/getnonfreefonts/. The script was part of TeXLive until the 2009 version. Ubuntu users should have it already installed.
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
3
uarial,urw-arialinurwbundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
2
runsudo getnonfreefonts-sysand they will be available ...
– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this commandsudo getnonfreefonts-sys -aArial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me inRStudiocompiling withpdfLaTeXwithout the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!
– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
1
I triedusepackage{uarial}in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).
– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
|
show 2 more comments
28
28
28
use it this way:
documentclass{article}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{uarial}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{blindtext}
begin{document}
blindtext
end{document}
but you must have the package called uarial not arial. If you do not have this package then install it with getnonfreefonts --sys -a: http://www.tug.org/fonts/getnonfreefonts/. The script was part of TeXLive until the 2009 version. Ubuntu users should have it already installed.
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
use it this way:
documentclass{article}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
usepackage{uarial}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{blindtext}
begin{document}
blindtext
end{document}
but you must have the package called uarial not arial. If you do not have this package then install it with getnonfreefonts --sys -a: http://www.tug.org/fonts/getnonfreefonts/. The script was part of TeXLive until the 2009 version. Ubuntu users should have it already installed.
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
edited Nov 15 '17 at 8:05
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
answered Jul 24 '11 at 7:06
HerbertHerbert
273k24414728
273k24414728
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uarial,urw-arialinurwbundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
2
runsudo getnonfreefonts-sysand they will be available ...
– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this commandsudo getnonfreefonts-sys -aArial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me inRStudiocompiling withpdfLaTeXwithout the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!
– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
1
I triedusepackage{uarial}in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).
– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
|
show 2 more comments
3
uarial,urw-arialinurwbundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.
– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
2
runsudo getnonfreefonts-sysand they will be available ...
– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this commandsudo getnonfreefonts-sys -aArial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!
– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me inRStudiocompiling withpdfLaTeXwithout the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!
– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
1
I triedusepackage{uarial}in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).
– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
3
3
uarial, urw-arial in urw bundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
uarial, urw-arial in urw bundle is not available in TeX Live and MiKTeX, it is necessary to install the font package manually. I guess it would be a little difficult for newbies.– Leo Liu
Jul 24 '11 at 7:13
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run
sudo getnonfreefonts-sys and they will be available ...– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
run
sudo getnonfreefonts-sys and they will be available ...– Herbert
Jul 24 '11 at 7:17
Downloaded all fonts with this command
sudo getnonfreefonts-sys -a Arial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
Downloaded all fonts with this command
sudo getnonfreefonts-sys -a Arial is rendering in my PDF now, awesome and thanks!– Level1Coder
Jul 24 '11 at 7:27
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me in
RStudiocompiling with pdfLaTeX without the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
A quick 2015 follow up on @Leo Liu's comment: this solution worked for me in
RStudiocompiling with pdfLaTeX without the need to install any packages manually. Thanks for this answer!– Adam Smith
Sep 24 '15 at 20:00
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I tried
usepackage{uarial} in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
I tried
usepackage{uarial} in MiKTeX and it was installed automatically (with the usual prompt).– Evgeni Sergeev
Feb 22 '17 at 4:18
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I struggled with this forever. Finally found an article that showed me these two lines of code:
renewcommand{rmdefault}{phv} % Arial
renewcommand{sfdefault}{phv} % Arial
Only thing that worked for me, after hours of struggling with luatex and xelatex.
This answer only loads a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. If you need true Arial for whatever reason this won't work.
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
3
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
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0
I struggled with this forever. Finally found an article that showed me these two lines of code:
renewcommand{rmdefault}{phv} % Arial
renewcommand{sfdefault}{phv} % Arial
Only thing that worked for me, after hours of struggling with luatex and xelatex.
This answer only loads a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. If you need true Arial for whatever reason this won't work.
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
3
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
add a comment |
0
0
0
I struggled with this forever. Finally found an article that showed me these two lines of code:
renewcommand{rmdefault}{phv} % Arial
renewcommand{sfdefault}{phv} % Arial
Only thing that worked for me, after hours of struggling with luatex and xelatex.
This answer only loads a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. If you need true Arial for whatever reason this won't work.
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
I struggled with this forever. Finally found an article that showed me these two lines of code:
renewcommand{rmdefault}{phv} % Arial
renewcommand{sfdefault}{phv} % Arial
Only thing that worked for me, after hours of struggling with luatex and xelatex.
This answer only loads a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. If you need true Arial for whatever reason this won't work.
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
edited Aug 29 '17 at 20:31
Vogon Jeltz
1134
1134
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
answered May 16 '17 at 2:25
Blairg23Blairg23
1635
1635
3
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
add a comment |
3
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
3
3
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Note that these instructions load a Helvetica clone, not true Arial. Because Arial is itself a clone of Helvetica, the result may be good enough for your requirements. Your answer should make clear(er), though, that it answers the OP's query only approximately, not exactly.
– Mico
May 16 '17 at 2:34
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
Hmm, good call. I didn't think of that!
– Blairg23
May 16 '17 at 21:03
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usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{mathastext}
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
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1
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
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usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{mathastext}
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
1
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
add a comment |
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-1
-1
usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{mathastext}
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet}
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
usepackage{mathastext}
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
edited Jan 31 at 17:29
Phelype Oleinik
22.7k54482
22.7k54482
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
answered Jan 31 at 17:27
Vie EspoireVie Espoire
11
11
1
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
add a comment |
1
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
1
1
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
Can you please explain how your given code should solve the given issue? Welcome to TeX.SE!
– Kurt
Jan 31 at 17:48
add a comment |
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renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
This is set in sans-serif font.
renewcommand{familydefault}{rmdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
Now again back to serif (roman).
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
8
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
add a comment |
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renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
This is set in sans-serif font.
renewcommand{familydefault}{rmdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
Now again back to serif (roman).
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
8
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
add a comment |
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renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
This is set in sans-serif font.
renewcommand{familydefault}{rmdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
Now again back to serif (roman).
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
renewcommand{familydefault}{sfdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
This is set in sans-serif font.
renewcommand{familydefault}{rmdefault}
normalfont % this is required for the change to take effect
Now again back to serif (roman).
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
answered Sep 9 '13 at 17:08
SuntharSunthar
91
91
8
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
add a comment |
8
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
8
8
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
I don' think this will give you the Arial font.
– Benjamin McKay
Oct 16 '14 at 12:17
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