Apply ligatures to letter pairs, Change the color, gradient, or stroke of text – Adobe InDesign User Manual
Page 429
Apply ligatures to letter pairs
InDesign can automatically insert ligatures, which are typographic replacement characters for certain letter pairs, such as “fi” and “fl,” when they
are available in a given font. The characters that InDesign uses when the Ligature option is selected appear and print as ligatures, but are fully
editable, and do not cause the spell checker to flag a word erroneously.
Individual characters (top) and ligature combinations (bottom)
With OpenType fonts, when you choose Ligatures from the Character panel menu or Control panel menu, InDesign produces any standard ligature
defined in the font, as determined by the font designer. However, some fonts include more ornate, optional ligatures, which can be produced when
you choose the Discretionary Ligatures command.
1. Select text.
2. Choose Ligatures from the Character panel menu or the Control panel menu.
Change the color, gradient, or stroke of text
You can apply colors, gradients, and strokes to characters and continue to edit the text. Use the Swatches panel and Stroke panel to apply colors,
gradients, and strokes to text, or change Character Color settings when creating or editing a style.
Swatches
A. Swatch affects fill or stroke B. Swatch affects container or text C. Tint percentage
1. Do one of the following:
424