Resizing fonts and Changing Units per Em Values

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Updated for FontCreator 9.1

To scale a font up by 10%

  • Edit, Select Composites
  • Edit, Invert Selection
  • Font, Properties (shortcut Alt+Enter), General, Layout, (formerly in Format, Settings, Header), and set funits/em to 1843 (assuming it is now 2048)
  • Edit, Copy
  • Font, Properties (shortcut Alt+Enter), General, Layout, (formerly in Format, Settings, Header), and set funits/em back to 2048
  • Edit, Paste

Composites may need to be recomposed and kerning may need to be adjusted. Use Autohinting on export to replace the original hinting. To recompose composites:

  • Font, Properties, General, Content and Layout, Version 3 or higher,
  • Metrics, Calculate
  • General, Calculate. Manually change values for Strikeout and Underline
  • Edit, Select Composites
  • Edit, Make Empty
  • Edit, Complete Composites

To scale a font down from 14 pt to 13 pt

  • Edit, Select Composites
  • Edit, Invert Selection
  • Font, Properties, General, and set funits/em to 2206 (2048*14/13) (assuming it is now 2048)
  • Edit, Copy
  • Font, Properties, General, and set funits/em back to 2048
  • Edit, Paste, etc.