User Guide

and automatic settings.
For advance users who don’t always want to rely on
automatic hint settings, we have a menu of hinting controls.
And in the Metrics arena, Fontographer lets you space and
kern faster and easier than ever. With autospace, autokern,
and assisted kerning and metrics you can save yourself
from having to kern and space each individual character or
font separately. Now you can ask Fontographer to do it
automatically, or you can use the same kerning and spacing
information from one font, for others that kern and space
similarly.
So whether you are a novice or an experienced graphic
designer, Fontographer allows you to assign your characters
and graphic images to any key or combination of keys, and
gives you the added ability to instantly repeat and resize
these images in any application.
Fontographer makes it easy to create new typefaces or add
your logo to existing typefaces. Fontographer’s drawing
tools help you create a professional-quality character in
minutes and print that character on any Post-Script or
TrueType compatible printer. Now, with Fontographer and
your personal computer, you can create designs that rival
those produced by professional typographers.
How to get the most out of your Fontographer
materials
Our User’s Manual is designed for both Macintosh and
PC users. We placed keyboard alternatives after certain
menu commands; the Macintosh command is always
followed by the command for the PC. Get into the habit of
using these “quick commands” that our more experienced
users prefer.
For basic information about using Fontographer on the
Macintosh, and for information about how to set up
Macintosh multiple master fonts and KHCRs refer to
Using Fontographer on Your Macintosh. For the PC,
refer to Using Fontographer on Your PC.
For an update on the changes made to the newest version
of Fontographer, see the What’s New guide for current
users. What’s New is in two parts: Part I: Best New
Fontographer User's Manual
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