User Guide

Guides layer just like you would in any other layer.
Setting guidelines from the Font Info dialog
Ascent and descent are already defined and can be reset
by choosing “Font Info” from the Element menu and typing
the values in the Ascent and Descent text boxes.
Adding new guidelines
Additional guidelines can be set two ways in the Guides layer.
To create a guideline:
1. Select the Guides layer.
2. Use the selection tool to drag vertically from the
baseline or horizontally from the origin line.
You can also create a guide by drawing it with any of the
drawing tools in Fontographer.
1. Select the Guides layer.
2. Click on the drawing tool of your choice to draw a
guideline.
Hiding guidelines
Fontographer User's Manual
2: Creating New Fonts Page #18