User Guide

the entire font.
Say you want to create a condensed oblique font and move
it closer to the baseline to compensate for the skew angle.
It’s easier than you probably think.
To apply multiple transformations:
1. Select a character.
2. Choose Transform from the Element menu.
3. Select up to four transformations.
4. Enter the transformation values.
5. Click “Transform.”
3-D transformations using the Transform dialog
Using the Transform dialog to apply 3-D transformations is
simpler if you use the tools to setup the transformation.
Double-clicking on the Perspective tool will bring up the
Transform dialog ready to apply a 3-D rotation
transformation. Option double-clicking on the selection tool
will bring up the Transform dialog ready to apply a 3-D
move transformation.
Let’s do an example of a 3-D rotation. In our example, we
will draw and then transform a square/circle .
To use the Scale tool:
1. Draw a square and a circle (holding the shift key
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