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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSD08EFFEF-D5EE-4e87-BBB4-72E07BF51BEBa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Insert special characters</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS2BFBF8B2-EB96-42b8-86AE-8EC0551E1716a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Insert a glyph from a specified font</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS4061760D-6A46-49cd-80A2-AC2E5CDEFDE0a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Insert a recently used glyph</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSA737C584-8209-41e2-9134-476C197BE048a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Clear recently used glyphs</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS9134307E-1B90-42b6-87B5-A2B0D34CB2EAa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Replace a character with an alternate glyph</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSCD433A96-032B-4513-8967-035EBECDACD7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Display OpenType glyph attributes in the Glyphs panel</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSFA29F4A4-C153-43a6-BCD8-B6DA3CCE64C1a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Highlight alternate glyphs in the text</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>A <dfn class="term">glyph</dfn> is
a specific form of a character. For example, in certain fonts, the
capital letter A is available in several forms, such as swash and
small cap. You can use the Glyphs panel to locate any glyph in a
font.</p>
<p>OpenType fonts such as Adobe Caslon™ Pro
provide multiple glyphs for many standard characters. Use the Glyphs
panel when you want to insert these alternate glyphs in your document.
You can also use the Glyphs panel to view and insert OpenType attributes
such as ornaments, swashes, fractions, and ligatures.</p>
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<div id="WSD08EFFEF-D5EE-4e87-BBB4-72E07BF51BEBa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSD08EFFEF-D5EE-4e87-BBB4-72E07BF51BEBa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Insert special characters</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You
can insert common characters such as em dashes and en dashes, registered trademark
symbols, and ellipses. </p>
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<ol><li><span>Using the Type tool, position the insertion point
where you want to insert a character.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special Character, and
then select an option from any of the categories in the menu.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>If special characters that you use repeatedly do not
appear on the list of special characters, add them to a glyph set
that you create. </p>
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<div id="WS2BFBF8B2-EB96-42b8-86AE-8EC0551E1716a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS2BFBF8B2-EB96-42b8-86AE-8EC0551E1716a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Insert a glyph from a specified font</h3><div><ol><li><span>Using the Type tool, click to place
the insertion point where you want to enter a character.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Glyphs to display the Glyphs
panel.</span></li>
<li><span>To display a different set of characters in the Glyphs
panel, do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Select a different font and type style,
if available. From the Show menu, choose Entire Font. Or, if you
selected an OpenType font, choose from a number of OpenType categories.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose a custom glyph set from the Show menu. (See <a href="WSF9A8DB31-1BB6-4a9e-95E0-DBE5AF1466EDa.html">Create and edit custom glyph sets</a>.)</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Scroll through the display of characters until you see
the glyph you want to insert. If you selected an OpenType font,
you can display a pop‑up menu of alternate glyphs by clicking and
holding the glyph box.</span></li>
<li><span>Double-click the character you want to insert. The character
appears at the text insertion point.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WS4061760D-6A46-49cd-80A2-AC2E5CDEFDE0a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS4061760D-6A46-49cd-80A2-AC2E5CDEFDE0a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Insert a recently used glyph</h3><div><div class="section"><p>InDesign tracks the previous 35 distinct glyphs
you inserted and makes them available under Recently Used in the
first row of the Glyphs panel (you have to expand the panel to see
all 35 glyphs on the first row).</p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Double-click a glyph under Recently Used.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Recent Glyphs on the Show list to display
all recently used glyphs in the main body of the Glyphs panel, and
then double-click a glyph.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSA737C584-8209-41e2-9134-476C197BE048a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSA737C584-8209-41e2-9134-476C197BE048a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Clear recently used glyphs</h3><div><ul><li><span>To clear a selected glyph
from the Recently Used section, right-click (Windows®)
or Control-click (Mac&#160;OS) a glyph in the Recently Used
section, and then choose Delete Glyph From Recently Used. </span></li>
<li><span>To clear all recently used glyphs, choose Clear All Recently
Used.</span></li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS9134307E-1B90-42b6-87B5-A2B0D34CB2EAa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS9134307E-1B90-42b6-87B5-A2B0D34CB2EAa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Replace a character with an alternate glyph</h3><div><div class="section"><p>When a character
includes alternate glyphs, it appears in the Glyphs panel with a triangle
icon in the lower-right corner. You can click and hold the character
in the Glyphs panel to display a pop-up menu of the alternate glyphs,
or you can display alternate glyphs in the Glyphs panel.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="iu_13" src="images/iu_13.png" /><div class="figdesc">Selecting alternate glyphs in OpenType font</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Glyphs to display the
Glyphs panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Select Alternates For Selection from the Show list.</span></li>
<li><span>Using the Type tool, select a character in your document. </span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following to replace the selected character
in the document:</span><ul><li><p>Double-click a glyph in the Glyphs panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select a glyph on the menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSCD433A96-032B-4513-8967-035EBECDACD7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSCD433A96-032B-4513-8967-035EBECDACD7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display OpenType glyph attributes in the Glyphs panel</h3><div><div class="section"><p>For easy
selection, the Glyphs panel allows you to display characters for
only the selected OpenType attributes. You can select various options
from the Show menu in the Glyphs panel. </p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="iu_glyphs_popup_en" src="images/iu_glyphs_popup_en.png" /><div class="figdesc">Show menu options in the Glyphs panel </div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>In the Glyphs panel, choose an OpenType font from
the font list.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose an option from the Show menu.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>The options displayed vary depending on which font is
selected. For information on applying OpenType font attributes,
see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e1ea.html">Apply OpenType font attributes</a>. For more information on OpenType
fonts, see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/opentype" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/opentype</a>.</p>
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<div id="WSFA29F4A4-C153-43a6-BCD8-B6DA3CCE64C1a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSFA29F4A4-C153-43a6-BCD8-B6DA3CCE64C1a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Highlight alternate glyphs in the text</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Composition (Windows) or InDesign&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Composition (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>Select Substituted Glyphs, and then click&#160;OK.
Substituted glyphs in the text are highlighted in nonprinting yellow.</span></li>
</ol>
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