Frequently Asked Questions

Fonts purchased from the Silhouette Design store should download and install automatically into your Silhouette Studio library when running the latest version of Silhouette Studio.

Certain Premium Fonts may need to be installed manually to your computer as follows:

Downloading the font file from the Design Store:

1. Close out of the Silhouette Studio software
2. Go to your Silhouette Design Store download history
3. Select the order containing the desired font file
4. Check the Download box for all fonts you would like to download
5. Select the Download Checked option at the top of the order
6. A zipped folder will be downloaded to your default download location, it will be named after the Design Store Order Number

Install the font on a PC:

1. Open the downloaded folder or locate the font file in question
2. Double-click on the desired font to install
3. A font management window will open
4. Select the Install option in the upper-left of the window
5. The Install button will turn grey, indicating that the font has been installed

Install the font on a MAC:

1. Open the downloaded folder or locate the font file in question
2. Open the downloaded folder
3. Double-click on the desired font to install
4. A font management window will open
5. Select the Install option in the lower-right of the window
6. The font management window will close, indicating that the font has been installed

Silhouette Studio version 4.1.441 and higher will support automatic installation of Premium Fonts.

A monogram is a decorative motif of two or more letters.

There are two different kinds of monograms available from the Silhouette Design Store:

• Monogram Cut Files
• Monogram Fonts

Please note that these are distinctly different types of files.

Monogram Cut Files download from the Design Store to the “Recent Downloads” folder of your library as a Studio file. These files are simply a design that cannot be modified by typing with your keyboard. If the design comes with multiple letters, you can Ungroup the pieces and move the letters to customize the monogram. 

Monogram Fonts downloaded from the Design Store to the “Fonts” folder of your library. These are font files with access to multiple letter. These can be manipulated by typing on your keyboard using the Text tool.

NOTE: While the thumbnail picture may appear similar between these two different kinds of files available on the store, they are different. A simple method of telling them apart is that a Monogram Font will typically have an icon of “Aa” in the bottom left corner of its preview window designating that it is a Font file rather than a Regular Cut file.

In typography, a Glyph is the specific shape, design, or representation of a character. For the fonts offered by Silhouette, glyphs can refer to letters, symbols, flourishes, or dingbats icons.

A number of fonts found on the Silhouette Design Store include glyphs. 

The Designer Edition upgrade provides a glpyh support feature to make access to special characters and glyphs easier.

Click here for further information on font installation or glyph access issues.