Can’t figure out how to connect cursive fonts?

I love fonts, so much so that I hoard them. Cursive, bold, fun, skinny, scary, silly, loopy, there’s a font for every occasion! This being said, learning how to connect fonts was one of the first things I learned after I realized that the letters didn’t automatically connect. I learned that there are two different ways to accomplish this the first one being letter spacing (preferred for print) and the second (and preferred for cursive fonts) the ungrouping method.

Letter spacing method

Preferred for print 

This method just reduces the amount of space between letters and works great for getting print letters closer together 

Once you have the text that you want in there, on the bottom tap Edit and a new menu will pop up over that. Swipe right until you find Letter Space. Once you tap on it you can either type in the exact distance apart you would like the letters. I usually just tap and hold the + or – until they are the distance apart that you would like them.

That’s it for this method, keep reading for the second

Ungrouping letters method

This method is preferred for cursive 

This method works perfectly to connect your cursive letters by ungrouping them and lining them up perfectly

Once you have your word typed out you are going to tap on Actions. With your word HIGHLIGHTED tap on the Ungroup Letters option. Then one by one you are going to move each letter exactly where you want it to be. Once your word is exactly like you want it you’re going to highlight the whole word again and still under the Actions tab, tap Weld

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Now, if once you hit weld this happens don’t worry, it just means that your letters are a little too close. So, they need to be separated just a little bit. At the bottom of the tabs there’s an undo button (I use it often) tap it and rearrange your letters so they’re a little further apart. You may have to weld and undo a few times until it’s just right

Yay, you mastered how to connect cursive fonts! Now you have a couple new skills to add to your Cricut knowledge bank!

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