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Measurements palette (Window menu). This will apply ligatures such as fi, fl, ff,
ffi, ffl, fj, ffj, and th — if they are built into the font. In addition, you can choose
Discretionary Ligatures to apply rare ligatures such as ct, sp, st, and fh. If either
ligature option displays in brackets, the OpenType font in use does not support
those ligature features. On Windows, you can also check Standard Ligatures and
Discretionary Ligatures in the OpenType area of the Character Attributes dialog
box.
Ligature preferences
You can set preferences for ligatures in the Character pane of the Preferences dialog
box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences > Print Layout > Character):
• Break Above: The value in the field specifies a tracking or kerning value above
which ligatures will break apart. At the default value of 1, if you track text +1
(1/200th of an em space), the ligatures revert to standard letters.
• Not "ffi" or "ffl": Check this box to prevent fi and fl ligatures in words such as
"office" or "waffle" when ffi and ffl ligatures do not exist in the current font.
Working with OpenType stylistic sets
Some OpenType fonts with numerous alternate characters organize these alternates
into stylistic sets. This eliminates the time-consuming task of selecting each alternate
character individually to find which ones look best with which others.
OpenType stylistic sets allow you to instantly apply a group of related alternative
characters to your text. Use the measurements palette to choose from a number of
available stylistic sets to apply to a whole selection of text at one time.
To apply a stylistic set to selected text, click on the OpenType font icon from the
Measurements palette, and choose Stylistic Sets from the drop-down menu.
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