Support
Free technical support for SchoolHouse Fonts is available by emailing tech@signaturesoftware.com. Be sure to include all information about the product you bought, what version operating system (Mac or Windows) and what version of which applications you are using it with, what happened when you tried to use the product, and your phone number and the best time to reach you in case we can't address the problem via email.

 

Installing the SchoolHouse Fonts
First-time instructions- Windows users:

1. Whether your software arrived by email or on a floppy disk, double-click the file with the "running man" icon named "SchoolHouseDNv4.EXE." or "SchoolHouseZBv4.EXE ". This executable file is a compressed, self extracting archive. You will need to extract the files from it and then install the software. The extraction and installation process begins once you double-click the running man icon.

2. A "PKSFX" window will open. We recommend leaving the "Destination" as shown. Click the "Finish" button and then choose "Yes" in the little dialog box which asks if your want to create a new directory. Then click "OK" when notified that the extraction is completed.

3. Read and accept the license agreement. If you don't accept the license agreement, the software will not install.

4. Click the "Install" button and follow the prompts to completion. Answer "Yes" to any overwrite queries.

5. Restart your computer when advised to do so.

6. Go to Start/Programs/vSchoolHouse Fonts and choose the Read Me. Read it online, or print it out and read it.

 

First-time instructions- Mac users:
1) Double-Click the "SchoolHouse Z-B v3.5.sea" or "SchoolHouse D'N v3.5.sea" file. After you click "Continue" on the first screen, you will be asked in the next dialog box where to save the expanded files. We suggest saving them to the desktop in the following manner:

- Choose "Desktop" in the top box;

- Leave it named "SchoolHouse Z-B (or D'N) v3.5" as listed in the "UnStuff as:" box;

- Click "Save". This will save the expanded files into a folder titled "SchoolHouse * v3.5" on your desktop.

2) Double-click on the "SchoolHouse Z-B (or D'N) v3.5" file on your desktop. Inside you will find the installer. Double-click the installer and follow the prompts to completion.

3) Open, print, and read the "SchoolHouse Fonts Read Me" in the Signature Software folder on your hard drive. There you will find instructions for using SchoolHouse Fonts.

Installing an upgraded SchoolHouse Fonts:
- First, delete the original fonts from the Windows Fonts folder (Start/Settings/Control Panel/Fonts) or the System Folder's Fonts folder (Mac). Then, follow the first-time installation procedures to completion.

Using the Fonts
Non-connected cursive and printed style fonts:
- Use the non-connected cursive and printed style SchoolHouse Fonts as you would any font on your computer. You can access them directly from the Font menu of your applications.
- The steps for using all but the connected-cursive SchoolHouse Fonts are:

1. Select a SchoolHouse font in your application's font menu. All SchoolHouse font names begin with "SigA..." (Zaner-BloserÅ style) or "SigB..." (D'NealianÆ style).

2. Select a font size. You will probably use the SchoolHouse fonts at a larger point size than ordinary fonts. You can experiment with different sizes in each style you wish to use.

3. Type your text. Add lined-spaces in fonts with guidelines by typing the "grave accent" key (to the left of the "1" key on your keyboard). Hold down the accent key to get a whole line of lined-spaces.

Connected cursive fonts:
- The connected cursive fonts (SigAConnect, SigAConnectLn, SigBConnect, SigBConnectLn) require the use of the SigSoft Handwriter, a simple conversion utility that is automatically installed with the SchoolHouse Fonts. They should not be accessed from the Font menu of applications like other fonts.
- The steps for converting text into connected cursive fonts are:

1. Create the worksheet or document in a regular font.

2. Highlight the text you wish to see in connected handwriting.

3. Open the SigSoft Handwriter (do not close your document).
- In Windows 95, 98, and NT, find it in Start\Programs\SchoolHouse Fonts.
- On the Mac, choose the SigSoft Handwriter alias in the Apple menu.

4. Choose your document's application (e.g. MS Word) in "Source" in the SigSoft Handwriter.

5. Choose the connected SchoolHouse Font in the "Font" list of the SigSoft Handwriter.

6. Click the W (Write) button.

Accented Characters
The full character set of SchoolHouse Fonts, including the accented characters and punctuation common to many West European languages.

Trouble Shooting
If the fonts don't show in your application's font menu:
1. Reboot.
2. (Windows only) Double-click on any of the SchoolHouse Fonts (SigAPrint, SigBCursive, etc.) in the Windows Fonts folder (Start/Settings/Control Panel/Fonts). If the font displays "The quick brown fox..." in several point sizes, click "Done" and return to your application. The fonts should now be visible in the application's Font menu.

The letters in the connected cursive fonts are disconnected.
- More than likely, you tried to convert text into your handwriting by just choosing your font from the Font menu instead of using the Sigsoft Handwriter to convert the regular text into handwriting. Read the Read Me for more information on using the SigSoft Handwriter.

 About Us
SchoolHouse Fonts is a Signature Software Inc. product. We are the leading producer of connected handwriting fonts (over 70,000 sold). SchoolHouse Fonts allows you to use our patented technology to help teach handwriting.