The Glyphs View appears in the bottom pane of FontAgent and displays the character set of the currently selected font.
Using the Glyphs View
To view a font’s glyph set, follow these steps:
- Select the font in the top pane of the main window.
- Click the Glyphs tab in the bottom pane of the main window.
- Use the controls at the bottom on the Glyphs View to specify character set and font size to display.
The Glyphs View is particularly useful for displaying glyphs for symbol and dingbat fonts as shown below.
Dragging Characters into Your Documents
To insert a character into a document, follow these steps:
- Activate the font using the slide switch at the right-top of the Glyphs View. If the font is activated, the switch is green.
- Drag the character from the Glyphs View into your document.
- In the document app window, use the Font menu to set the font and style to the correct font for the glyph.