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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: yyyyyguy on March 16, 2011, 05:14:55 pm

Title: letter/number stencils
Post by: yyyyyguy on March 16, 2011, 05:14:55 pm: Where do you guys go for your stencils for scrolling? I used microsoft word and printshop but neither gave me what I needed, I like the way Steve does it with lines to follow instead of solid black letters, if I don't have LINES to follow I'm all over the place :-[

Thanks Pete
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: GrayBeard on March 16, 2011, 05:47:53 pm: Pete....

In MS Word...select the size and font you want to use.
Type the letters just as you would normally
'Select' the type
Go to the top bar and select "Format'
'Select' - Font
When the dialog box drops down go to the middle and Select "Outline"
Click OK and that should give you the letters in 'outline format!

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: mrsn on March 16, 2011, 06:03:34 pm: I do it the same way that GB does.
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: GrayBeard on March 16, 2011, 06:05:28 pm: Well Glorioski's Buffalo Bob!

I am so glad i remembered those instructions from long long ago!

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: yyyyyguy on March 16, 2011, 08:43:56 pm: Thanks, Hey it works!!
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: Judy Hunter on March 16, 2011, 10:15:34 pm: Then if you click on character spacing > Select spacing > condensed > then set the numbers accordingly to make the letters touch if you want a word with no lines.
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: marmoh on March 16, 2011, 11:32:22 pm: Where is character spacing at ?? I'm on Windows XP . Don't mean to sound dumb, but hey if the shoe fits I'll admit to it :o
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: GrayBeard on March 17, 2011, 12:50:02 am: In MS Word...Format...Font....Second Tab (character spacing)

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: Gabby on March 17, 2011, 01:04:57 am: I picked up three scroll saw fonts (Steve's I think), but would like to know where I can find a free download of other stencil type fonts to add to the fonts already in Word. I have Windows XP home.
Thanks Gabby
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: GrayBeard on March 17, 2011, 01:12:27 am: One place is ...www.dafont.com another is ...www.urbanfonts.com...also try...www.fontspace.com

Do you also have Microsoft Office?

If not get "Open Office"...it is free and does all the same things.

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: Gabby on March 17, 2011, 01:26:57 am: Thanks GB even after I've been picking on you, you still come through! Go see cross posting. LOL
I was trying to remember Open Office but was drawing a blank. I don't particularly like the layout in Word
I find it counter intuitive. I did try the outline feature, the problem, and I may just be missing something (probably) but I didn't think they would cut well since they didn't have the connecting parts to keep all the pieces in place like a stencil does.
I'll check out those other links too.
Thanks again,
Gabby

I liked the dafont website the best, lots of good fonts and easy to view, the other 2 weren't as well organized and the second had annoying pop ups. I noticed they all had similar fonts. I was mainly checking their Western Fonts for comparison.
Thanks again GB
Title: Re: letter/number stencils
Post by: ups34 on March 20, 2011, 06:43:06 am: Everytime I am on this site I learn. I need to come here more often. Sure a lot of talented people here.