235Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)Changing the SettingsChanging the drawingmodeThere are two drawing modes in Font Creator.• Fill modeBlocks appear filled in. In this mode, theoverlapping positions of patterns can be viewedbetter.• Outline mode (Fill mode Off)Blocks do not appear filled in. In this mode,points can be edited more easily.Perform the operation described below to switchbetween these modes.Toolbar button:1. Click , or click Display, then Fill Mode.→ The mode switches between the fill modeand the outline mode.Changing the display of thebackground image■ Changing the density of thebackground imageThe template image that remains in the work areacan be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of theimage can be displayed.1. Click Display, then Display Template, andthen select the desired setting.• To display the template image, click On(100%).• To display a faded copy of the image, clickthe desired density (75%, 50% or 25%).• To hide the template image, click Off.■ Scaling/Moving the backgroundimage1. Click Display, then Modify Template.→ The background image is selected.The background image can be moved orresized in the same way that font characterpatterns are edited.c “Editing Font Character Patterns” onpage 230.b Memo:• This function is not available if no templateimage has been imported into the work area.• Press the shortcut key ( ) to switchbetween displaying the image (On (100%))to displaying it faded at each density (75%,50% and 25%) to hiding the image (Off).b Memo:The background image cannot be scaled ormoved if a TrueType font is used as thetemplate.F6
