User Guide

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Mask Operations
All operations related to the Mask layer appear in the Tools > Template
menu:
Paste Mask
Adds the contents of the mask layer to the outline. The added part will be
selected so you can start to work with it immediately.
Clear Mask
Clears the mask layer, removing all its contents
Mask to Master
Applies the Mask to Master action to the currently selected master. Refer
to the “Multiple Master Fonts” chapter for more information about this
action.
Exchange with Mask
Exchanges the outline layer and the Mask layer. Note the difference
between this command and Edit Mask in the View > Show layers. When
you use Exchange with Mask command, you actually exchange Mask and
outline. The Edit mask command does this only temporarily and visually,
for editing purposes only.