How do I use TrueType fonts with LaTeX

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Published on 2010-03-26T18:34:20Z Indexed on 2010/06/12 18:23 UTC
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I need to use a font family in my LaTeX documents, that is available as 18 .TTF (TrueTypeFont) files.

Where do I have to copy the files in my MiKTeX 2.8 installation? How Do I make the fonts to available for LaTeX?

I usually use pdfLaTeX. I read in Truetype-Fonts in LaTeX that TTF fonts are available without creating all the .TFM files. What is necessary for this case?

Can I install the fonts in the local-texfm directory? I would like to isolate the system installation and my manually added stuff. Probably it would be easier to copy this font family on another installation.

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