By default JasperReports library will use only system fonts, if users want to add some new fonts they have to package this fonts in a jar file and add this file to the JasperReports classpath. This fonts are visible inside the report due to JasperReports fonts extensions mechanism. Jaspersoft Studio provide a preferences page for fonts management inside the workspace. This page create a list of fonts stored inside Jaspersoft studio that are visible from all the reports inside the workspace, and a tool to create a jar package with font ready for deployment. Users should add this jar file to the classpath of the JasperReports deploy environment or to the projects classpath where this fonts should be available.

Steps to add a font to the list are simple. Click on add button, a Font Family wizard dialog will pop-up, fill a family name, select font for normal face, select fonts for bold, italic, bold italic if available, setup pdf options, go to next page, select which fonts for html or other formats will be used, go to next page select locales for which this font will be used if any, click finish.

To export fonts, just select fonts you want to export and press “Export” button select the place where you want to save. To add font to a project right click on the fonts jar go to Build Path → Add To Build Path, click inside the reports select a text element you want to apply the font, go to Properties view and change the font, fonts from the jar should be available in the fonts list.