Melissa Riofrio/IDG Does Microsoft Word have handwriting or cursive fonts? Click the drop-down list in the Font section of the Ribbon menu to see the full list. You can review the current Windows ...

The Palmer method Spencerian cursive was replaced in 1890 by a less ornate form called The Palmer Method, developed by Austin Norman Palmer. Palmer developed his simpler form of script around the ...

Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.

Others say cursive helps students write faster than print, and that they need it to develop a signature. Technology Took Priority So why didn’t the common-core writers include cursive?

Cursive, therefore, is vital to helping students master the standards of written expression and critical thinking, life skills that go well beyond the classroom.