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Why does the pen trace the outline of my letters?

A regular font is a shape with an outline, so the pen follows that outline and you get bubble letters. Writing fonts are drawn with a single line.

The fix

  1. 1Select the text.
  2. 2Open the font list and filter for Writing fonts.
  3. 3Pick one, check the layer is set to Pen, and Attach it to the card.
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