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Installing opentype fonts, Apply opentype font attributes – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual

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USING INDESIGN CS4

Typography

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

.

Installing OpenType fonts

InDesign includes fonts from various OpenType families, including Adobe Garamond Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro, Trajan
Pro, Caflisch Script Pro, Myriad Pro, Lithos, and Adobe Jenson Pro.

OpenType fonts are installed automatically when you install InDesign or Adobe Creative Suite 4. Additional
OpenType fonts are located in the Adobe Fonts folder in the Goodies folder on the application DVD. For information
on installing and using OpenType fonts, browse the application DVD or see the Adobe website.

See also

Installing fonts

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Apply OpenType font attributes

Use the Character panel or Control panel to apply OpenType font attributes, such as fractions and swashes to text.

For more information on OpenType fonts, see

www.adobe.com/go/opentype

.

See also

Insert glyphs and special characters

” on page 164

OpenType fonts

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Apply OpenType font attributes

1 Select text.

2 In the Character panel or Control panel, make sure that an OpenType font is selected.

3 Choose OpenType from the Character panel menu, and then select an OpenType attribute, such as Discretionary

Ligatures or Fractions.

Features not supported in the current font appear in square brackets, such as [Swash].

You can also select OpenType font attributes when defining a paragraph or character style. Use the OpenType
Features section of the Style Options dialog box.

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Updated 18 June 2009