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I see now that it works. If I have a letter in Illustrator that has 1000px height and I want to import it in Fontcreator where I have a x-Height of 1024, what number do I need to put in the Pixels per em box to make the letter fit that x-Height of 1024 ? Whatever I try I can't figure out how to calc...

Can you please explain ? I change the pixels per em option but I can't see anything changing. I am new to creating fonts and I really can't figure out how it works.

Hello. Thank you for your reply! I am using the latest version. When I import a letter from Illustrator, it imports with a different size. I have the letter at around 1000 points and I set my cap height at 1000 and still the letter is bigger. Here you can see these screenshots: http://i68.tinypic.co...

Hello everyone! I don't know if this was discussed or not, I searched the forum but nothing helpful came up. I created a font in Illustrator and now I want to move each letter in Fontcreator but everytime I import a letter it gets pasted in what it seems to be a random spot on the Workspace. How can...