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Where to find your exported font file

Best practice file workflow

  1. When export is finished, your browser usually saves an OTF font file into Downloads.
  2. Move it to a project folder such as Documents/Tracey Exports.
  3. If your font has a name like "My Tracey.otf", keep that final copy and note the date.
  4. Optional but useful: save the matching scan image next to the font file.
  5. If you cannot find it, search your file manager for "tracey" and recent OTF files.

What to keep with each version

  • Final OTF font file (one active version).
  • The export date in the file name.
  • The matching sheet photo or PDF (if you need to re-run).
  • Any manual review notes (for example, missing glyphs fixed later).

Browser-specific save locations to check

  • Google Chrome: check the default Downloads folder unless you changed the save path.
  • Safari: check Downloads and any "Open in Finder" path from the pop-up.
  • Firefox: confirm "Always ask me where to save files" if enabled and look there.
  • Edge: check standard browser downloads and recent files list if needed.

Do not confuse these files

  • Template PDFs open in the browser so you can print them.
  • Exported OTF files are the font files you install.
  • Source photos are useful backups, but they are not installable fonts.

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