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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="#WS1FE883C7-50BF-4c7c-A284-EAC35ACA9A52a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Apply OpenType font attributes</h4>
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apply OpenType font attributes, such as fractions and swashes to
text. </p>
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<div id="WS1FE883C7-50BF-4c7c-A284-EAC35ACA9A52a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS1FE883C7-50BF-4c7c-A284-EAC35ACA9A52a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Apply OpenType font attributes</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select text.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Character panel or Control panel, make sure that
an OpenType font is selected.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose OpenType from the Character panel menu, and then
select an OpenType attribute, such as Discretionary Ligatures or
Fractions. </span></li>
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<div class="section"><p>Features not supported in the current font appear in
square brackets, such as [Swash].</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can
also select OpenType font attributes when defining a paragraph or character
style. Use the OpenType Features section of the Style Options dialog
box.</div></div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e20a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e20a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">OpenType font attributes</h3><div><div class="section"><p>When you use an OpenType font, you can select
specific OpenType features from the Control panel or Character panel
menu when formatting text or when defining styles.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>OpenType
fonts vary greatly in the number of type styles and kinds of features they
offer. If an OpenType feature is unavailable, it’s surrounded in
square brackets (such as [Swash]) in the Control panel menu.</div>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Discretionary Ligatures</dt>
<dd>Font designers may include optional ligatures that shouldn’t
be turned on in all circumstances. Selecting this option allows
these additional optional ligatures to be used, if they are present.
For more information on ligatures, see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6dd6a.html">Apply ligatures to letter pairs</a>.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Fractions</dt>
<dd>Numbers separated by a slash (such as 1/2) are converted
to a fraction character, when fractions are available.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Ordinal</dt>
<dd>Ordinal numbers such as <i>1st</i> and <i>2nd</i> are formatted
with superscript letters (1<sup>st </sup>and 2<sup>nd</sup>) when
ordinals are available. Letters such as the superscript <i>a</i> and <i>o</i> in
the Spanish words <i>segunda</i> (2<sup>a</sup>) and <i>segundo</i> (2<sup>o</sup>)
are also typeset properly.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Swash</dt>
<dd>When available, regular and contextual swashes, which may
include alternate caps and end-of-word alternatives, are provided.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Titling Alternatives</dt>
<dd>When available, characters used for uppercase titles are activated.
In some fonts, selecting this option for text formatted in both uppercase
and lowercase letters can yield undesired effects.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Contextual Alternatives</dt>
<dd>When available, contextual ligatures and connecting alternates
are activated. Alternate characters are included in some script typefaces
to provide better joining behavior. For example, the letter pair
“bl” in the word “bloom” can be joined so that it looks more like
handwriting. This option is selected by default.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">All Small Caps</dt>
<dd>For fonts that include real small caps, selecting this option
turns characters into small caps. For more information, see <a href="WS59E2A31D-961D-45db-AED9-D1BFB55F7F1Aa.html">Change the case of type</a>.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Slashed Zero</dt>
<dd>Selecting this options displays the number <i>0</i> with
a diagonal slash through it. In some fonts (especially condensed
fonts), it can be difficult to distinguish between the number <i>0</i> and
the capital letter&#160;<i>O</i>.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Stylistic Sets</dt>
<dd>Some OpenType fonts include alternate glyph sets designed
for esthetic effect. A <dfn class="term">stylistic set</dfn> is a group of
glyph alternates that can be applied one character at a time or
to a range of text. If you select a different stylistic set, the glyphs
defined in the set are used instead of the font’s default glyphs.
If a glyph character in a stylistic set is used in conjunction with
another OpenType setting, the glyph from the individual setting
overrides the character set glyph. You can see the glyphs for each
set using the Glyphs panel.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Positional Forms</dt>
<dd>In some cursive scripts and in languages such as Arabic,
what a character looks like can depend on its position inside a
word. The character may change form when it appears at the start
(initial position), middle (medial position), or end (final position)
of a word, and it may change form as well when it appears alone
(isolated position). Select a character and choose a Positional Forms
option to format it correctly. The General Form option inserts the
common character; the Automatic Form option inserts a form of the
character according to where the character is located in the word
and whether the character appears in isolation. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Superscript/Superior &amp; Subscript/Inferior</dt>
<dd>Some OpenType fonts include raised or lowered glyphs that
are sized correctly relative to the surrounding characters. If an
OpenType font doesn’t include these glyphs for non-standard fractions,
consider using the Numerator and Denominator attributes.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Numerator &amp; Denominator</dt>
<dd>Some OpenType fonts convert only basic fractions (such as
1/2 or 1/4) to fraction glyphs, not non-standard fractions (such
as 4/13 or 99/100). Apply Numerator and Denominator attributes to
these non-standard fractions in such cases.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Tabular Lining</dt>
<dd>Same widths are provided for full-height figures. This option
is appropriate in situations where numbers need to line up from
one line to the next, as in tables.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Proportional Oldstyle</dt>
<dd>Varying-height figures with varying widths are provided.
This option is recommended for a classic, sophisticated look in
text that doesn’t use all caps.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Proportional Lining</dt>
<dd>Full-height figures with varying widths are provided. This option
is recommended for text that uses all caps.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Tabular Oldstyle</dt>
<dd>Varying-height figures with fixed, equal widths are provided. This
option is recommended when you want the classic appearance of old-style figures,
but you need them to align in columns, as in an annual report.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Default Figure Style</dt>
<dd>Figure glyphs use the default figure style of the current font.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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