Joined Up Handwriting

With the JoinIt system you can quickly and easily create fully joined up handwriting in Microsoft Word, using popular UK school handwriting styles.

We offer several different unjoined fonts on this website which are ideal for the early stages of handwriting development, but correctly joined handwriting can't be reproduced using just a font. In order to join the letters correctly a program is needed to ensure that the joins are changed when required. For example, the lower case letters o, r, v and w don't end on the line like most other letters, so any following letter needs to start from a higher position instead of on the line.

Each JoinIt package includes of a set of fonts which are specially designed to join, plus a template for Microsoft Word which contains a macro to join the letters correctly. Once installed on your PC, you can start JoinIt by double-clicking the shortcut on your desktop or from your Start - Programs menu. This will open a new document in Microsoft Word with a JoinIt toolbar displayed. You can type or paste in text, then highlight it and click a button on the JoinIt toolbar to convert the text to correctly joined in solid, dotted or dotted with line guides style.

Choose the package which matches your school's joined up writing style. Each package is specific to a single handwriting style so that there are no fiddly options to set up. You can use any features of Microsoft Word, such as tables, text boxes and the spellchecker. Once you have joined the the text it can be pasted into other applications.

Minimum system requirements for all the JoinIt packages: Windows XP or later and Microsoft Word 97 or later.

JoinIt PC1 Joined-up Handwriting Package

This style of joined up handwriting follows on from the CCW Precursive 1 style. Letters do not have lead-in strokes as they do with the cursive styles. The letter f joins from the crossbar. There is no join after b, g, j, p, q, x, y or z. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Precursive 1 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

JoinIt C1 Joined-up Handwriting Package

This is the joined style following on from the CCW Cursive 1 fonts. All of the lower case letters have lead-in strokes, even at the start of words. This style has the letter f with a top loop, a straight x and a z with no tail. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Cursive 1 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

JoinIt C2 Joined-up Handwriting Package

Following on from CCW Cursive 2, this style has the letter f with a top loop, a curly x and a curly z with a tail. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Cursive 1 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

JoinIt C3 Joined-up Handwriting Package

A fully joined option based on the CCW Cursive 3 fonts, this style has the letter f with no top loop, a straight x and a flat-topped z with a tail. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Cursive 3 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

JoinIt C4 Joined-up Handwriting Package

JoinIt C4 is based on CCW Cursive 4 fonts, but in a fully joined format. This style has the letter f with no top loop, a straight x and a z with no tail. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Cursive 4 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

JoinIt C5 Joined-up Handwriting Package

JoinIt C5 is based on CCW Cursive 5 fonts, but in a fully joined format. This style has the letter f with no top loop, a curly x and a z with no tail. As well as the three joined handwriting styles shown above, which you can create using the JoinIt toolbar, this package also includes all five unjoined CCW Cursive 5 fonts so you can teach the letters individually before moving on to the fully joined style.

For more information you can download the user instructions in PDF format. If you have any questions on compatibility or if you would like a slightly different font style, please contact us. We accept orders from UK state schools by post or email.

All the JoinIt packages are delivered digitally immediately after payment so you can start using them straight away. If you would prefer to receive your purchase on CD as well, please contact us and we'll prepare and post one to you for an additional charge of £3.50.