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The following is a list of the settings and how to apply them:
View:
Controls which fonts show in the menu under
Font
:
o
All:
Displays all installed fonts plus any that have been temporarily installed during this session of
SCAL
o
Favorites:
Displays all fonts you have assigned as a
Favorite
o
This Project
: Displays all fonts currently used since starting this particular project during this
session
Font:
Menu of installed fonts which can be used for new or existing text. Note that you can also add to
your
Favorites
list by selecting a font and then clicking on the
icon to the right.
Bold
and
Italic
o
IMPORTANT:
Some fonts will change significantly if the Bold option is selected. The same is true of
the Italic option. Make sure these icons are not indented/blue unless you are confident you want to
use either or both of them.
o
With either option highlighted, the text may not immediately reflect that option. If not, highlight the
text and then try applying again.
o
Instead of using
Bold
, you can use
Effects>Shadow Layer
(refer to
Section 9.05
) or
Path>Offset
Path
(
Section 8.05
).
o
Instead of using
Italic
, you can use the
Skew
function (refer to
Section 5.07
).
Reload
is only needed if you have separately installed new fonts on your computer since opening
the current SCAL session.
Load a Font File
is used to open a .TTF, .OTF, or .OPF font that is not already installed on your
computer. Refer to
Section 6.02.3
.
Alignment:
Standard text justify options:
Left Align
,
Center Align
, and
Right Align
and
Justified
.
Sizing:
The setting determines the height of the letters in the selected text based on these options:
o
Standard:
A character’s height is based on how the font was designed
o
Fixed Height:
All characters will be made the same height, based on the
Size
setting
o
Fixed Height Proportional:
All characters will be made the same height, based on the
Size
setting
and the width will be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio for that character
o
Th
is example doesn’t necessarily illustrate a typical application for the
Sizing
setting. Refer to
Section 6.14
for examples of its usefulness.
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