Locating And Copying Characters In Font View - Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual

Locating and copying characters in Font View

Font View provides an easy way to view all of the characters in a font including opening and
closing characters for connected fonts, special characters, and accented characters. In Font View,
you can locate a character, copy it to the clipboard, and then paste it in Composer. Accelerator
keys are also available for certain functions to simplify your navigation.
Ctrl+C Copies information to the clipboard
Ctrl+P Opens the Font Selected for Printing dialog box
Delete The Clear Clipboard message box displays
F1 Opens the Font View Online Help
Shift+F1 Displays the question mark for Context Sensitive Help
There are two ways to access Font View depending on your method of text entry — TOWS or
Enter/Edit Text.
Tip: You can change how a font displays in Font View > Settings... Font characteristics that
may be altered include keycode, character size, and filled or wire frame mode.
To locate and copy a character in Font View when using TOWS
1 Click Start > Programs > GSP OMEGA > Font View to open the Font View dialog box.
2 Click File > Fonts. The Please wait while fonts are enumerated message box displays
as the list of fonts is built. Upon completion, the Font Select dialog box opens. The list
of installed fonts appears in the Fonts text box.
3 Click a font.
4 Click OK. All the characters in the chosen font appear on individual buttons. If all the
characters do not fit on the screen, use the scroll bar to view all the characters.
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