User Guide

FontLab 4
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Metrics Window
The Metrics window is used to adjust glyph metrics – glyph sidebearings
and kerning.
To open the metrics window select some glyphs in the Font Window
and click on the New Metrics window command in the Window menu.
You will see a new window:
Glyphs that are currently selected in the Font window or the glyph that is
in the active glyph window will appear in the metrics window.
The metrics window has a main editing field, scroll bars, a command area
and a local toolbar:
To choose a string of characters to preview or modify use the string
selection control:
The button to the right of the control allows you to choose a pre-defined
string. To the right of the button there is an options
button. Click it to
get access to the Metrics windows Options dialog box where you can
customize the window.