How do I install Postscript Fonts (.pfb) in OS X

Howdy,
I'm a recent switcher from Vista to OS X, and I cannot for the life of me get any of my .pfb PostScript fonts to work on OS X? Its suppose to have built in support for it Like Windows but I am either doing something wrong or that was a lie!
All I have unfortuntely is the .pfb and .pfm files for my PostScript fonts.. do I need any other files? The pfb's on their own worked in Vista, so I'm just assuming that it should be the same for OS X right? I tried imported the fonts via the Font Book but I cannot select .pfb files, so I tried dragging the pfb and pfm files into Library/Fonts and still to no avail?
Any ideas on how I can get these fonts to work? or am I screwed?
ta
Steve

The pfb's on their own worked in Vista, so I'm just assuming that it should be the same for OS X right?
No, PC and Mac Type 1 fonts are not interchangeable. A Google search on "pfb mac" will give you plenty of hits. Here is one idea for conversion:
http://guides.macrumors.com/UsingWindows_and_X11_PostScript_Fonts_in_Mac_OSX

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lizre,Community MemberMay 16, 2012 6:27 AM
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As the font appears correctly in Word, this topic becomes less of a 'general question about using Muse' and more of a bug report. http://forums.adobe.com/community/muse/adobe_muse_bugs
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