User Guide

FontLab 4
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Selecting a String for Previewing or Metrics
Editing
If you are in the Preview mode you may want to enter a string to preview.
The easiest way to do this is to enter the string in the editing field of the
Metrics Window:
Or, you can open a list box of predefined strings and select one of them for
editing:
All strings that appear in the list box are read from the preview.txt file
located in FontLab’s installation directory. This file is an ordinary text file
and can be edited in any text editor to add your own strings.
There is a spin button to the right of the sample string – use it to scroll the
strings without opening the combo box: