Importing Font Characters as Symbols

Import True Type font characters to use as symbols. You can also insert a font symbol directly in the Style Point dialog box. For more information, see Styling Points.

To import font characters

1. On the Symbol Library toolbar, click Fonts.
2. In the Load Fonts dialog box, for Font, select the font family from which to import characters.
3. Optionally, for Format, click Bold and/or Italic.

   For some fonts, Bold and/or Italic are not available or are enabled by default.

4. For Symbol Color, select a color.
5. For Background Style, specify either Opaque or Transparent.
6. If you specify an opaque background for a symbol, for Background Color, select a color.
7. Click OK.
8. Click File menu Save.