Using ligatures and contextual alternates
Ligatures are typographic replacement characters for certain letter pairs. Most OpenType fonts include ligatures for standard letter pairs such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl. In addition, some fonts include discretionary ligatures for letter pairs such as ct, st, and ft. You can set both types of ligatures using the OpenType palette. Contextual alternates are alternate characters included in some script typefaces to provide better joining behavior. For example, when using Caflisch Script Pro with contextual alternates enabled, the letter pair "bl" in the word "bloom" is joined so that it looks more like handwriting. Note: Although the characters in ligatures appear to be joined, they are fully editable and do not cause the spell checker to flag a word erroneously.
To use ligatures and contextual alternates: - Do one of the following:
- To apply the setting to all text in an object, select the object.
- To apply the setting to specific characters in an object, select the characters.
- To apply the setting to all subsequently-entered text, deselect all type objects and characters.
- In the OpenType palette, do any of the following:
- Click the Standard Ligatures button to enable or disable ligatures for standard letter pairs (such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl). Alternatively, choose Standard Ligatures from the palette menu.
- Click the Discretionary Ligatures button to enable or disable optional ligatures (if available in the current font). Alternatively, choose Discretionary Ligatures from the palette menu.
- Click the Contextual Alternates button to enable or disable contextual alternates (if available in the current font). Alternatively, choose Contextual Alternates from the palette menu.
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