Name Writing Practice
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Type a first name. It appears once as a solid model with stroke arrows and once as a dotted copy, and every row after that is blank, on the same guide lines, for writing the name on its own.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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The sheet appears here as you type.
This is the sheet as it prints. Change any option and it updates.
Writing practice or tracing
For a sheet that is mostly tracing, use the name tracing generator on the home page instead: it fades the dotted rows from dark to light before the blank rows. Add a last name under Options; when the whole name is too long for one row, it moves onto two lines.
Three examples
A first name at the Ages 5-6 size in US school print. 
A first and last name at the largest size, Ages 3-4. 
Sloped print at the Ages 7+ size on A4 paper.
Questions and answers
How is this different from the name tracing sheet?
The name tracing sheet has one model, then several dotted rows that fade from dark to light, then one or two blank rows. This sheet has one model and one dotted row, and the rest of the page is blank rows for writing the name.
Does the site keep the name I type?
No. The name goes to the server only long enough to draw the page, and it is not stored or written to any log there. It does appear in the PDF's file name, and this browser holds on to the first name for the next visit until Forget it is tapped.
Can I make one for every child in a class?
Yes. Type up to 30 first names under Class set to get one page per name in a single PDF, in this writing-practice layout.
What do the dots and arrows on the model row mean?
They show how each letter is formed in US school print: the numbered dot marks the start of a stroke and the arrow its direction. They are on by default for the two youngest sizes, Ages 3-4 and 5-6, Options can switch them off, and sloped print never shows them.
Can a name have an accent, a hyphen or an apostrophe?
Most can. When a name contains a character the tracing letters do not include, the sheet leaves that character out and a note on the page says so.