Handwriting Font Details
Click Here to download a .zip file containing the text to write when submitting handwriting samples. Or, you can view it on screen and print it from your Web browser.
Here are some generic tips on submitting handwriting samples:
Submit on white, unlined 8.5" x 11" paper.
Black ink is better than blue, but blue is OK if that's all you have.
Indicate if you will be using your font with Windows, or on a Macintosh.
Don't forget to include upper & lower case, numerals, punctuation, and
all those funny characters above the numerals.
If there are any preferences for foreign characters or diacritical marks
in the upper ASCII character locations, let me know. If there are
any unusual idiosyncrasies in the handwriting not captured by the
suggested text to write, then include samples of it.
Include a phone number so I can contact you if something is missing
or if I need more samples. Include your e-mail address and I'll send
your completed font to you by e-mail for fastest delivery.
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Do you have your own scanner? Click here to find out how you can submit your samples by e-mail and save yourself a trip to the Post Office. Of course, if you wish you can still submit handwriting samples by postal mail at the address below.
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Special Note: If you want hard copies of the GIFs, I recommend using Graphic Workshop for Windows. This is because both Netscape and Internet Explorer will want to print out a magnified copy of the GIF, and because of their large sizes the GIFs will print out distorted.
The Microsoft Word and WordPerfect 10 versions of HandForm works as follows: Highlight the portion of your Word document you want to randomize, then choose the "Tools", "Macros..." menu selections to start the HandForm macro. HandForm uses information in its configuration file "hf.ini" to modify the selected portion of your document in the following ways:
It will substitute ligature characters. The ligatures to substitute
are given in the "[ligatures]" section of the "hf.ini" file.
It will substitute preferred pairings for letter pairs. This is
useful if several versions of a particular character exists in the font,
and some versions look better when paired than other pairs. These
preferences are given in the "[preferences]" section of the
"hf.ini" file.
For all other characters, if there exist multiple versions of the
character, it will randomly substitute one of the versions of the
characters. The multiple character definitions are given in the
"[equivalences]" section of the "hf.ini" file.
If you don't have Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, you can use the DOS version of HandForm. The DOS version of it reads and writes only ASCII files, so to use it in Windows you need to follow these 3 steps:
1. Export the part you want to randomize as a text file. An easy way to do this is to copy the selected text to Notepad via the Windows clipboard.
2. Run the DOS version of HandForm.
3. Use Notepad to read the randomized text file (having the filename extension ".hw"). At this point it will look like gibberish, but use the Windows clipboard to copy it into your Windows document and format it with your handwriting font. It will then contain all the right handwriting characters.
If you have a Mac, but don't have Microsoft Word, you can run the DOS version of HandForm on your Mac by using a Windows emulator product like Virtual PC [ Product Info | Ordering Info]. Several more Windows emulators for the Mac are listed and reviewed at www.emulation.net.
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