User Guide

Glyph Window
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Using the Magic Wand Tool
With the Magic Wand tool you can easily and precisely select contours. It is
especially useful when you are working with glyphs that have many
contours, such as Far-Eastern ideographs:
To select the contour with the Magic Wand tool just activate the tool and
click anywhere near the contour. You don’t need to be precise – FontLab
will automatically locate the closest contour.
To reverse the selection state of the contour, hold down the
SHIFT key and
click anywhere near it:
You can also select a contour and all contours that are inside it. Just hold
the
ALT key when you using the Magic Wand tool: