User Guide

1. Select the magnifying tool and click once on the
screen on the area you want to enlarge in the
window.
You can magnify the image to 2, 4, 8, or 16 times the
actual size. When you can no longer magnify the image,
the tool will display nothing in its center.
To reduce the bitmap image with key commands:
1. Press Command-Option-Spacebar or
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar and then click the mouse.
The magnifying tool displays with the minus indicator.
2. Continue clicking to reduce the image.
Switching characters in the Bitmap Window
There’s a small lock in the lower left corner of the Bitmap
Window. If the lock is filled with black (in a locked position),
it locks the current character into that window. This
prevents a character from being changed in case you
acidentally press a character key. It also lets you use
shortcut commands like Option-G or G (on the PC) to hide
the guidelines.
If the lock is white (in the unlocked position), you can switch
to a different character by typing that character’s
keystroke(s).
Next and previous character
To display the next sequential character, choose “Next
Character” from the View menu or use the shortcut,
Command-] or Ctrl+]. To select the previous character
choose “Previous Character” from the View menu, or
press Command-[ or Ctrl+[.
Next and previous point size
To show the next point size of a bitmap, choose “Next
Point Size” from the View menu, or press Command-= or
Ctrl+=. The next point size will only appear if you have
chosen various sizes from the “Bitmap Info” dialog in the
Element menu and you’re not already at the largest point
Fontographer User's Manual
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