The Figlet Tool allows attractive text to be created with Figlet fonts. The Figlet font system was developed by Frank Sheeran, Ian Chai, Glenn Chappell (FIG) and John Cowan and is the standard system for ASCII Art fonts.

Create a Figlet text box by clicking on one edge and dragging to the other. Figlet text will be entered into an expanding box which can be moved or resized later if necessary. You can now start typing.

The Transparent button on the toolbar controls whether the Figlet text box is transparent or opaque. If it is transparent, blank space characters in the Figlet text will let the underlying design show through.

The Justification button on the toolbar controls whether the Figlet text will be justified to the left, right or center and the Figlet text will move accordingly within the Figlet text box.

The Figlet Font area on the toolbar controls which Figlet font will be used for creating Figlet text. Any Figlet font (whose file name ends in .flf) in the Figlet Fonts folder will be accessible. Email Effects comes with a small selection of these – more can be downloaded from the Figlet page at the address below.

Copy the typed text to the clipboard by choosing Copy from the Edit menu. The text can also be dragged to another window or program by dragging the text rectangle outside the document window and dropping in into the desired destination.

Paste text in from another window or program by choosing Paste from the Edit menu. Text can also be dragged into the current Figlet text box from another program. Either of these will convert the original text into Figlet text.

Move the Figlet text box you have created by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard or dragging it.

Adjust the left or right edge of the Figlet text box by moving the mouse to the edge and dragging it left or right. The Figlet text will automatically rewrap itself as you drag.

For more information on Figlet and to obtain additional Figlet fonts (which can be used with Email Effects), go to the official Figlet web page at http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/~chai/figlet.html