FontLab 7 User Manual»
Note
Last update: 2020-12-15 by Fontlab Ltd.
for FontLab version: 7.2.0.7644 (stable), 7.2.0.7649 (beta)
Video tutorials»
- The video series Type design in FontLab 7 with Dave Lawrence is a new series with more episodes upcoming
- The video series FontLab 7 Basics includes the above videos and more tutorials (from different authors), and is suitable for beginners
- The video series FontLab 7 News has the newest FontLab 7-related video as the most recent, so check for the newest videos there
Release Notes»
Introduction»
Basics»
Font»
Glyphs»
- About Glyphs
- Glyph Naming and Encoding
- Layers and Masters
- Curve Types
- Segments
- Points
- Contours
- Elements
- Components
- Glyph Metrics
- Measurement Line
- Composite and Auto Glyphs
- Color Glyphs
- Glyph Positioning
- Kerning
- Mark Attachment
Hinting»
Files»
Designing Type in FontLab»
Working with a Font»
Creating a New Font»
Opening an Existing Font»
Navigating a Font»
Saving a Font»
Comparing Fonts»
Printing»
Drawing and Editing Glyphs»
Creating a New Glyph»
Editing an Existing Glyph»
Working with Glyphs»
Setting up the drawing environment»
- Using the Glyph Window
- Workspaces
- Outline Appearance
- View Details and Settings
- Previewing Glyphs
- Preferences for Editing
- Using Guidelines
- Scope of Editing
- Rounding Coordinates
Using Sketchboard»
Importing Bitmaps and Outlines»
Working with Layers»
Drawing Freehand»
Drawing with Geometric Shapes»
Drawing vector curves»
Working with Points»
- Active Points vs Selected Points
- Adding Points
- Selecting Points
- Moving Points
- Deleting Points
- Changing Node types
- Using Smart Nodes
Working with Contours»
- Selecting Segments
- Selecting Contours
- Moving Single Segments
- Moving Contour Selections
- Duplicating Contours
- Changing Segment Types
- Outline Conversion
- TrueType Editing
Using Elements»
Anchors and Pins»
Transformations»
Improving drawing workflow»
- Tunni Lines
- Find Outline
- Using Glue Selection
- Using Smart Corners
- Power Guides
- Unlink Corners
- Create Parallel Contour
- Expand Contour
- Create Overlaps
- Make Overlap
- Remove Overlap
- Power Brush
- Rewind Record
- Using Expressions
Organizing Glyphs»
Correcting glyph drawings»
Creating an Italic Font»
Working with Color»
Spacing and Kerning»
- Editing Glyph Metrics
- Using the Metrics Table
- Editing Kerning
- Using Kerning Classes
- Importing and Exporting Metrics
Extending Fonts»
- Organizing Font Families
- Working with Font Variations
- [[Creating a Variable Font (example)]]
Font Production»
Font Info»
Embedding»
Hinting a Font»
OpenType Features»
Exporting Fonts»
Scripting with Python»
Appendices»
FontLab User Interface»
- Welcome dialog
- Preferences
- Font Info Dialog Box
- Font Window
- Glyph Window
- Metrics Window
- Sketchboard
- Toolbar
- Property bar
- Rulers
- Grid
- Scoreboard
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Tools
- Actions
- Panels
- Anchors and Pins panel
- Brush panel
- Classes panel
- Color panel
- Elements panel
- Features panel
- FontAudit panel
- Font Info panel
- Font Map panel
- Fonts panel
- Gallery panel
- Glyph panel
- Guideline panel
- History panel
- Image panel
- Kerning panel
- Layers and Masters panel
- Measurements panel
- Metrics panel
- Node panel
- Output panel
- Pairs and Phrases panel
- Preview panel
- Scripting panel
- Source panel
- Stroke panel
- Swatches panel
- Tables panel
- Transform panel
- Variations panel
- View panel