User Guide

When you select a tangent point, Fontographer displays the
point as a hollow triangle. You can change an existing point
to a tangent point by selecting “Tangent Point” from the
Points menu.
Selecting multiple points
In Fontographer, you can select a group of points or paths
in a variety of ways:
Position the pointer tool outside the area of points you want
in the selection, press the mouse button down, and drag to
the opposite corner of the group of points or paths you
want to include.
A dotted-line box surrounding your selection appears as
you drag. Release the mouse button when you’re through
selecting points.
You can select an entire path by double-clicking on any
point in that path or on the path itself.
To select any combination of points, just press the Shift
key and select each point individually with the pointer tool.
Select all the points by choosing “Select All” from the
Edit menu.
Changing a point type
You can convert any point into another type of point at any
time. To change a point’s type, select the point or group of
points, and choose the new point type from the Points
menu, or press the Command or Ctrl key plus the
appropriate numeric equivalent. The need to change point
type arises in cases where the shaping of a line requires
different attributes than those offered by the currently
selected point type.
Fontographer User's Manual
3: Altering Outlines Page #9