Anchors have a specific location (x/y) and are identified via a name. They are used usually as a reference point for components.

Add anchor

1. right click where you want to add an anchor
2. select add anchor
3. enter name

• optinal: modify x and/or y

4. click add

Edit anchor

1. double click the anchor
2. edit name, x or y value
3. click edit

Delete anchor

1. select one or more anchors
2. delete via keyboard or right click context-menu delete selection

Show/hide anchor names

1. go to Glyph editor appearance
2. click Anchor names

Show/hide anchor coordinates

1. go to Glyph editor appearance
2. click Coordinates
3. select anchor(s)

Actions

Action	Description
right click + add anchor	adds an anchor
right click + add anchor (multi-source-editing)	adds an anchor to all sources, relative to the advance width
double click an anchor	edit anchor
double click anchor (multi-source-editing)	edit anchor in all sources, for example change anchor name in entire glyph

Anchors introduction

Position Anchors (multi source editing)

with the help of Align and distribute objects