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<strong>Glyphs</strong> > Preferences > User Settings and edit the Text View Width<br />

value accordingly.<br />

2.6.1 Sample Texts<br />

You can edit and store any number of sample texts in the<br />

application preferences. Select <strong>Glyphs</strong> > Preferences > Sample<br />

Strings. You can also enter individual glyph names if you<br />

escape them with a leading slash and a trailing space, e.g., ‘H/<br />

adieresis.ss01 mmer’ will result in ‘Hämmer’ with the first<br />

Stylistic Set variation of ‘ä’.<br />

To make an Edit tab display any of these texts, choose<br />

Edit > Select Sample Text (Cmd-Opt-F). In the appearing dialog,<br />

use your arrow keys or click on a line to pick the sample text<br />

and press Return or click the OK button afterwards.<br />

2.6.2 Text Tool<br />

Select the Text tool (shortcut T) to switch to text mode<br />

and start typing. You can enter multiple words, complete<br />

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