To Apply Opentype Features - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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To apply OpenType features

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.

From the Character palette menu, choose one of the following from the OpenType submenu:

Are typographic replacements for certain pairs of characters, such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl.

Standard Ligatures

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.

Substitutes swash glyphs, stylized letterforms with extended strokes (exaggerated flourishes).

Are numerals shorter than regular numerals, with some old style numerals descending below the type

Stylistic Alternates

Formats stylized characters that create a purely aesthetic effect.

Formats characters (usually all in capitals) designed for use in large-size settings, such as titles.

Titling Alternatives

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.

Automatically formats ordinal numbers (such as 1

as the superscript in the Spanish words segunda and segundo (2

Automatically formats fractions; numbers separated by a slash (such as 1/2) are converted to a shilling

fraction (such as

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