V Carve - Cursive text question!

Hey dudes, still waiting on my 5th and final package (lol) of the 1000mm x carve. Luckily V Carve Pro came with the first package, so i’m trying to make the switch to designing solely with V Carve and leaving Easel behind.

I’ve accomplished 1 V Carve so far, but not sure how to do cut outs with lettering fonts (specifically using mdf and plywood).

In the picture you’ll notice the lines of the letter continue into each other, which i obviously dont want. So how do you fix that?

Second, I need to connect the “R”. So im just wondering if there’s a way to select the R only and combine it as you would on Easel.

Thanks for the help!

-Cole

Edit: I should mention this is a custom font… not one supplied by v carve, in case that matters.