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                <div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Make sure you have an OpenType font
chosen when using the Type tool. If you don’t select any text, the
setting applies to new text you create.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>From the Character panel menu, choose one of the following
from the OpenType submenu:</span> <dl><dt class="dlterm">Standard Ligatures</dt>
<dd>Are typographic replacements for certain pairs of characters,
such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl.<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_12" src="images/ty_12.png" /><div class="figdesc">Type with the Standard Ligatures and Discretionary Ligatures
options unselected and selected</div><br /></div></dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Contextual Alternates</dt>
<dd>Are alternative characters included in some script typefaces
to provide better joining behavior. For example, when using Caflisch Script
Pro with contextual alternatives enabled, the letter pair “bl” in
the word “bloom” is joined so that it looks more like handwriting.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Discretionary Ligatures</dt>
<dd>Are typographic replacement characters for letter pairs,
such as ct, st, and ft. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Although the characters
in ligatures appear to be joined, they are fully editable and do
not cause the spelling checker to flag a word erroneously.</div>
</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Swash</dt>
<dd>Substitutes <dfn class="term">swash glyphs</dfn>, stylized letterforms
with extended strokes (exaggerated flourishes).</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Old Style</dt>
<dd>Are numerals shorter than regular numerals, with some
old style numerals descending below the type baseline.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Stylistic Alternates</dt>
<dd>Formats stylized characters that create a purely aesthetic effect. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Titling Alternatives</dt>
<dd>Formats characters (usually all in capitals) designed
for use in large‑size settings, such as titles.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Ornaments</dt>
<dd>Are devices that add a personal signature to the type
family and can be used as title page decoration, paragraph markers,
dividers for blocks of text, or as repeated bands and borders.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Ordinals</dt>
<dd>Automatically formats ordinal numbers (such as 1<sup>st</sup> and
2<sup>nd</sup>) with superscript characters. Characters such as
the superscript in the Spanish words <dfn class="term">segunda</dfn> and <dfn class="term">segundo</dfn> (2<sup>a</sup> and
2<sup>o</sup>) are also typeset properly.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Fractions</dt>
<dd>Automatically formats fractions; numbers separated by
a slash (such as 1/2) are converted to a shilling fraction (such
as&#160;<img src="images/fraction.png" />).<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can’t preview OpenType features, such as contextual
alternates, ligatures, and glyphs in Photoshop before you apply
them. However, you can preview and apply OpenType features by using
the Adobe Illustrator Glyphs panel. Copy and paste your text into
Adobe Illustrator and use the Glyphs panel to preview and apply OpenType
features. You can then paste the text back into Photoshop.</div><p>For
a tutorial on viewing glyphs in Adobe Illustrator, see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_viewglyphsai" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_viewglyphsai</a>.</p>
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