Note: The password will not be shown, even as encrypted characters.

When the password prompt comes up, type the password and press Enter.

Insert the following text and press Enter.

Use the following steps to clear the font cache and repair permissions:.

Use Font Book to verify there are no problems with the font file ( File > Validate File).

Note: Fonts installed in the AutoCAD app folder will only be available to the program it was installed for, not other programs on the system.

Verify the font is installed on the system in the Font Book or in the AutoCAD font folders and install the font if missing (see How to install a font into AutoCAD for Mac). A system restart may be required for AutoCAD to load newly installed fonts.

For example, if after disabling font smoothing you want to return to the default setting, replace the '0' at the end of the command with a '2.Solution: Try the following suggestions below:

The '0' disables font smoothing, while '1' enables light font smoothing, '2' enables default medium smoothing, and '3' enables strong smoothing. Note that you can adjust the level of smoothing more granually by changing the number at the end of this command. Restart your Mac for the changes to take effect.

At the command prompt, type the following: defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 0.

Launch the Terminal app on your Mac from the /Applications/Utilities folder.

Fortunately, however, there is another way to re-instate it. Unfortunately for some, upgrading to Big Sur removes this option from the preferences pane and re-enables font smoothing.

This article shows you how to disable it with a simple Terminal command.īefore macOS 11 Big Sur came along, Apple offered the ability to disable font smoothing in the General tab of System Preferences. If you recently installed macOS Big Sur and you're wondering why the text looks blurry on your display, it could be because font smoothing is enabled by default.

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