User Guide

Click the mouse and press the Shift key to display a radius
used to rotate the image on-screen. (The rotation occurs
around the point where the mouse clicked on the screen.) If
you click with the mouse and drag, you will constrain the
movement of the radius to horizontal, vertical, and 45
degree angles.
Scale tool
The scale tool allows you to scale a figure horizontally and
vertically, centering around the click of the mouse. Double-
click on the tool to access the Transform dialog where you
can enter horizontal and/or vertical degrees for scaling.
Option or Alt-double-clicking on the Scale tool brings up the
Transform dialog with Scale Uniformly selected as the first
transformation.
To scale horizontally and vertically, click the mouse and drag
in either direction. To constrain scaling to horizontal, 45
degree, or vertical axes, just press the Shift key and drag to
those locations.
Skew tool
The skew tool lets you skew figures both horizontally and
vertically, centering the movement around the click of the
mouse. Double-click on the tool to access the Transform
dialog where you can enter horizontal and/or vertical
degrees to skew the selection.
To skew horizontally and vertically click the mouse and drag
in either direction. To constrain skewing to horizontal, 45
degree, or vertical axes, just press the Shift key and drag in
any of those directions.
Measuring tool
The measuring tool measures distances in em units in the
Outline Window.
Press the Option or Alt key and click the mouse to draw a
measuring line that centers on the point where you click,
and extends outward as you drag. If you press Shift, and
click with the mouse and drag, you will constrain the
movement of the measuring line to horizontal, vertical, and
45 degree angles.
Magnifying tool
Fontographer User's Manual
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