Apply Opentype Features - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Regular (left) and OpenType (right) fonts
A. Ordinals B. Discretionary ligatures C. Swashes
OpenType fonts may include an expanded character set and layout features to provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control.
OpenType fonts from Adobe that include support for central European (CE) languages include the word "Pro," as part of the font name in
application font menus. OpenType fonts that don't contain central European language support are labeled "Standard," and have an "Std" suffix. All
OpenType fonts can also be installed and used alongside PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts.
For more information on OpenType fonts, see www.adobe.com/go/opentype.

Apply OpenType features

1. 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.
2. From the Character panel menu, choose one of the following from the OpenType submenu:
Standard Ligatures Are typographic replacements for certain pairs of characters, such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl.
Type with the Standard Ligatures and Discretionary Ligatures options unselected and selected
Contextual Alternates 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.
Discretionary Ligatures Are typographic replacement characters for letter pairs, such as ct, st, and ft.
Note: 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.
Swash Substitutes swash glyphs, stylized letterforms with extended strokes (exaggerated flourishes).
Old Style Are numerals shorter than regular numerals, with some old style numerals descending below the type baseline.
Stylistic Alternates Formats stylized characters that create a purely aesthetic effect.
Titling Alternatives Formats characters (usually all in capitals) designed for use in large-size settings, such as titles.
Ornaments 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.
Ordinals Automatically formats ordinal numbers (such as 1 and 2 ) with superscript characters. Characters such as the superscript in the
Spanish words segunda and segundo (2 and 2 ) are also typeset properly.
Fractions Automatically formats fractions; numbers separated by a slash (such as 1/2) are converted to a shilling fraction (such as
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.
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