User Guide

values in both text boxes.
Rotate
The Rotate option is used to rotate the selection a specified
number of degrees. Selected points rotate around the
reference point by a specified angle. Positive angles
indicate a counterclockwise rotation, while negative angles
specify a clockwise rotation.
You access the Rotate transformation pop-up via the
Transform menu or by double-clicking on the Rotate tool in
the tool palette.
To rotate a selected item:
1. Choose “Rotate” from the Transform pop-up.
2. Enter a rotation angle in the text box.
3. Click “Transform.”
Scale
There are two Scale pop-up menus: Scale and Scale
uniformly. Both of these options are used to increase or
decrease the size of an image by a specific scale factor.
The Scale option lets you scale horizontal and vertical
attributes independently of each other. You’ll find this
feature useful when you want to create condensed and
extended versions of a font, since you can apply the scaling
transformation to the entire font.
You access the Scale transformation pop-up via the
Transform menu or by double-clicking on the Scale tool in
the tool palette.
To scale a character vertically:
Fontographer User's Manual
2: Creating New Fonts Page #9