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You may be wondering which of the two techniques you should try first: Letterspacing or Ungrouping. Here are some commonly asked questions I see about connected cursive letters in Design Space. Troubleshooting Script Fonts in Design Space Then, when you send your design to the mat, you should see the word as one shape, with one single black outline around the outside of the word. You should see just one single layer with the whole word in the thumbnail. You can double-check that your letters are welded together by looking at the Layers panel on the right-hand side of the screen. This tells you that all of the letters are merged, creating one single shape. The thin black lines between each of the letters will disappear. Select all of the letters that you would like to connect, and click the Weld button in the bottom-right corner of Design Space. Don’t forget to weld your letters together or Cricut will cut each letter out individually. Use Weld to Connect the LettersĪfter you have positioned the letters exactly how you want them, use the Weld tool to connect them. You can use the mouse cursor to click and drag each letter to adjust its position individually. (You will find the Advanced menu on the top panel of Cricut Design Space, on the right-hand side.)Īfter you click Ungroup to Letters, you will see that each letter is now on its own layer. Then click the Advanced drop-down menu, and select Ungroup to Letters. However, if your letters still look “wrong” or disconnected after adjusting the Letter Spacing, you can use Ungroup to Letters to adjust the position of each letter individually. Use “Ungroup to Letters”Īt this point, depending on your particular font, you may be done. You can experiment with Letter Spacing to see what looks best with your particular font choice. For this particular font, I changed the letter spacing to -0.7. (Make sure to select your text first, so that the Text Editing options will appear.)Ĭlick the down arrow to reduce the letter spacing, which will move your letters closer together. You will find the Letter Spacing tool on the top panel of Cricut Design Space, right next to Font Size. The first technique you can use to connect cursive letters is to adjust the letter spacing. That’s okay – we are going to fix it! Adjust Letter Spacing Right away, you’ll see that the script letters are not connected.

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Select a script font from the Font drop-down menu. To get started, use the Text tool to type a word on your Canvas.

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Okay, let’s learn how to make your script lettering designs look polished and professional. Kerned fonts should look correct automatically – meaning you won’t have to manually adjust the letter spacing or go through the “Ungroup to Letters” process.

Kerning makes it easier and faster to work with script fonts in Cricut Design space. There are a lot of kerned fonts available in Design Space – including Cricut fonts and system fonts. The new release includes font kerning, which is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a font.

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May 2021 UpdateĬricut has just released an update for Design Space to make it easier to work with fonts.

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You can use the program on Mac, Windows, iOS (iPhone or iPad), and Android devices.

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Note: If you don’t already have Cricut Design Space, you can download it for free. So, let’s open up Design Space to a new canvas, and I’ll walk you through the tutorial step-by-step. Whether you are designing wedding invitations or a wooden sign for your home, I think these simple tricks will empower you to design your own projects using script-style fonts! In this article, I’ll teach you how to adjust the spacing between letters and weld them together correctly. Knowing how to connect cursive letters is a fundamental skill when using script fonts in Cricut Design Space. Have you ever tried to use a script font in Cricut Design space and found that the letters weren’t connected? I’ll show you the three easy steps you need to take to make beautiful script lettering with the weld tool. In this article, learn how to connect cursive letters when using script fonts in Cricut Design Space to create the look of cursive handwriting.

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