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PUBLIC - (System) - Install Alma Print Slip Fonts

For Alma Print Slips. The Oshkosh font flips the text on Alma Print slips upside down and backward. The Oshkosh and 3of9 Barcode fonts are used when printing Alma slips.

Single-User Installation

To install the fonts on a computer you sign in to with NetID, follow the steps below:
Note: These instructions are for LTG-managed computers, e.g. GLS-KMEMxxxx, GLS-SMEMxxxx) 
  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Navigate to This PC > Data (Y:) drive
  3. Locate the Alma Print Slip Fonts folder
    "Y:\Fonts\Alma Print Slip Fonts"
    In this folder, you will find the installation files for both the Oshkosh and 3of9 Barcode fonts
  4. Right-click on each file, then select "Install" from the list of file options
  5. After installing both fonts, restart the computer to update your Windows fonts


Note: If you are using a Circulation computer (e.g. GLS-CLIB1234), please contact LTG for help installing the font so that it persists on a shared computer after it restarts and wipes user data.








For information on the Alma Print Slip Fonts, see : 

XML for configuring Resource Sharing Shipping Letter

Font Required: Oshkosh
Here is the file: oshkosh.ttf


Font Required: 3of9 Barcode 
Here is the file: 3of9barcode.ttf



Shared Computer Installation:


To install the fonts on shared staff computers (Tier 1.5), follow the steps below:
Note: These are instructions for IT staff to install the Oshkosh and 3of9 Barcode fonts


    

  1. Locate the Alma Print Slip Fonts folder
    "Y:\Fonts\Alma Print Slip Fonts"
    2. 

  2. Copy the files from that folder to C:\Users\Public\Downloads
    3. 

  3. Run the Command Prompt as Administrator
    4. 

  4. For each command below, copy/paste it into the prompt then click "enter"
    5. 

  5. Restart the computer
    6. 

  6. Check the "C:\Windows\Fonts" folder for the Oshkosh and 3of9 Barcode fonts
    7. 






cd C:\Users\Public\Downloads

xcopy /y /s *.ttf "C:\Windows\Fonts"

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" /v "Oshkosh (TrueType)" /t REG_SZ /d oshkosh.ttf /f

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" /v "3 of 9 Barcode(TrueType)" /t REG_SZ /d 3of9barcode.ttf /f




For information on Windows fonts, see: Manage Fonts in Windows


Note: There is a BigFix task to push the script above to LTG-managed workstations, but this task should only be used for large batches of computers. 


 



Keywords:
alma print slip,resource sharing shipping slip letter,customize letters,pick slips, backwards, font, alma, print, slip, oshkosh, 3of9, barcode, Install Oshkosh Font
Doc ID:
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Owned by:
Katie S. in UWLSS
Created:
2016-06-17
Updated:
2025-02-24
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