User Guide

Again, Fontographer allows you to skew one, several, or all
characters at once. As in our previous example, we
recommend that you try out your modifications on one
character before you apply the transformation to the entire
font.
Follow the steps given in the “Change Weight” exercise to
open your font.
To skew a character:
1. Go to the Font Window and double-click on the
character “k” to open it.
2. Choose “Transform” from the Element menu.
3. Drag down in the “First transformation” pop-up
menu until you’ve selected the Skew option and
made sure the other pop-up menus say: “Do
nothing.”
Fontographer defaults to a horizontal skew value of -12
degrees (the appropriate angle for an oblique font,
depending on who you ask).
4. Click the Transform button, and Fontographer skews
the “k.”
Fontographer gives you the option of applying other
transformations at the same time you skew the character.
To apply more than one transformation:
1. Double-click on the “k” and select “Undo
Transform” from the Edit menu to undo your last
move.
2. Select “Skew” from the Transform dialog and
Fontographer User's Manual
1: Modifying Your Fonts Page #8