User Guide

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Generating your font
After you save the file, it’s time to generate an installable
font. You will have to do this if you want to use the font in
another application besides Fontographer.
Fonts are composed of different files which you will need to
install before you can use the font. For more about installing
fonts, refer to Chapter 9, “Installing and Removing Fonts.”
1. Choose “Generate Font Files” from the File menu.
The Generate Font Files dialog offers a number of options
(including the ability to generate fonts for several
computer platforms), but for the purposes of this exercise
you’ll use the Easy mode. Choose the computer you’re
generating fonts for and select TrueType for the Format.
We’ve typed some commonly used bitmap sizes in our
example and you can do the same. However, bitmaps are
only necessary if you’ll be using a PostScript font on the
Macintosh.
The Set Folder/Directory button gives you the option of
generating your fonts directly into a specific folder. This
saves you the extra step of moving files into folders later.
The Overwrite existing files option lets you replace an
existing file (that has the same name) with a new file. If
you don’t choose this option (and have a font with the
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