User Guide

To change point types:
1. Select the point with the pointer tool, by clicking on
it once.
2. Then choose the point type you’d like to change it to
from the Points menu.
The point changes to the new point type.
The check mark beside the point type in the Points menu
indicates the selected point type.
or
1. Select the point with the pointer tool by clicking on it.
2. Then choose the new point type from the Points
menu or use the menu command.
Inserting points
In general, with font characters and other graphic images,
the fewer points you include the more graceful the image.
On the other hand, there are situations when you need to
add points to get more control. One professional
typographer—Judy Sutcliffe—recommends “roughing out”
characters by drawing them in an outline form with corner
points, and then returning and substituting other kinds of
points where needed. With whatever process you use for
building images or characters, there will be instances where
you want to add points to a path, so you can more easily
control the path’s shape.
To insert a point:
1. Select the appropriate control point tool (or the pen
tool).
2. Position the pointer on the figure where the new
Fontographer User's Manual
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