User Guide

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Baseline Properties Panel
With this property panel you can adjust the position of the glyph’s baseline.
To open it click the right mouse button on the baseline and select the
Properties command in the popup menu or left-click the baseline while
holding down the
CTRL key on the keyboard.
To change the position of the baseline:
1. Select the base level of the modification. It can be the old position (for
relative offset) the top of the glyph, or the bottom of the glyph.
2. Change the position of the baseline relative to the base level.
3. Press the ENTER key or click anywhere in the editing field to apply the
changes.
Metrics Properties Panel
To open the metrics property panel, position the mouse cursor on the left
or right glyph margin, click the right mouse button and select the
Properties command, or
CTRL-click the left mouse button on one of the
margins.
In this panel you can modify a glyph’s sidebearings and/or width.