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Instructions for turning your own handwriting into a True Type Font - Signature Service
Step 2 - Filling out the forms
You should now have some good quality copies of the handwriting font forms ready to be filled in.
If any of the forms have printed onto more than one page, or the edges are missing, please go back to the Form 1, Form 2 or Form 3 and adjust the margins using Page Setup.
If you have any problems or are unable to print out any of the forms, please go here to purchase a set of pre-printed forms in a Retail Font Pack, which will be mailed to you.
You will now complete the forms by writing your handwriting characters in each of the spaces provided. You should write over the example letters which are printed on the form. (See below).
- Fill out the forms using a good quality pen. Black ink provides the best results.
- A pen which provides a thicker stroke is most preferable. (Not too thick - the font will appear slightly thicker than your sample!)
- A medium point fibre-tipped pen is also suitable.
- A ball point pen should provide reasonable results.
- Do not use pencil.
IMPORTANT: The pre-printed letters on the form are only there to show the characters that should be written in each space. They are not an indication of the actual size of the letter you should write. You should write in your normal sized handwriting, directly over each letter.
Each character has its own oval entry area on the form. The line in the bottom half of the oval is the base line or writing line.
- Your main letters or characters should sit on the baseline. See examples below.
- Some characters (e.g. the apostrophe ') sit above or below the line. Use the pre-printed letters on the form as a guide on how position your letters with the baseline.
- Remember, you should not re-create your own handwriting to the same size as the examples. However, DO NOT WRITE TOO SMALL. In our example below, you can see that all of the letters are smaller than the pre-printed examples, and the apostrophe is comparatively lower.
- IMPORTANT!: Each letter most not go outside of its own oval area.
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Example 1 - Letter 'g' |
Example 2 - Letter 'h' |
Example 3 - Apostrophe ' |
- IMPORTANT: The letters you write must be darker than the baseline. The example above is a good illustration of the contrast between the letters on the form and the handwriting.
- If you have any problems or are unable to print out the forms faintly, please go here to purchase a set of pre-printed forms in a Retail Font Pack. In any case, you should retain your forms in the event that we have problems processing them.
- Try to write as naturally as possible. Many people have a tendency to print when filling out forms.
- However, do not 'scrawl' your handwriting. If your letters are too uneven, the handwriting font will not look natural.
- Do your best to give all the characters a uniform slant.
- Try to keep the size of characters in proportion, i.e. upper case letters larger than lower case letters.
- IMPORTANT!: Write each character centrally in the printed field.
- If you wish, you do not need to write every single character on the form, especially if you think you will never need them. Any characters which are missed will be automatically created by our software. These generated characters will be approximations only, but will be there if you ever need them!
- When adding your signature on form 3, please ensure you write within the box, using the baseline as for the other characters.
Cursive (Joined Up Handwriting) - Not recommended for this service
If you want to try to get your font to reproduce joined up (cursive) handwriting, you should write all lower case letters with a joining upstroke or down stroke (see diagram right), but not both because it is difficult to get the strokes to join together.
- In the examples above, the left hand example has both up and down joining strokes which gives the handwriting font a disjointed look. The right hand example has had the up strokes removed, producing a much better result.
We cannot guarantee the success of producing cursive handwriting fonts with our Standard & Signature Services, and recommend our Premium Service or Premium 'Ultra' Service for the best results. However, we will do our best with the characters supplied.
If you make a mistake on any of your forms, don't worry. Just go back to Form 1, Form 2 or Form 3 to print out another copy and start again.
Once you are happy with your forms, you have two choices for sending your completed forms to Quantum Enterprises:-
