I am creating a new font which has many existing characters [ All the alphabets (upper and lower) and some punctuation and other characters which already exist in other blocks like latin, IPA symbols, letterlike symbols etc.] When I insert a character in fontcreator along with the code is it possible to copy the gylph outlines also? currently it does not copy the outline, it considers it as an empty glyph. Is there a workaround to get the outlines or do I need to create all of them from scratch and import it?
That depends on whether the outline you want already exists in the font, or is something completely different.
For example, if you insert the character È and if your font already has E and then you don't need to create any new glyph outlines. In the Home Edition, you would simply select and copy E and from the glyph overview, then open the blank new È glyph, and paste the outlines as composite glyph members. Adjust the accent to the right position, copy the advance width from the E and you’re done.
If you have the Professional Edition, its even easier. Use “Complete Composites” or run one of the Transform scripts to insert characters and complete composites automatically.
However, if your new characters are completely different to any already in the font you will have to create them from scratch. Usually, the best way to do this is to copy and existing glyph that looks somewhat similar, and edit it to look as you want.
For example, to create Þ you might copy the capital P and make a few modifications.
Thanks.