Discretionary Ligatures
Discretionary ligatures are not for everyday use, but perfect for special occasions. Next time you're working on something fancy like a wedding invitation, discretionary ligatures might be just the extra seasoning you need.
Figure 7.6. Discretionary Ligatures.
Figure 7.7. Minion Pro with discretionary ligatures (example A) and without (example B).
Part I: Character Formats
Getting Started
- Getting Started
- An InDesign Type Map: Where to Find Stuff
- Viewing Your Page
- Creating a Typography Workspace
- Up Next
Going with the Flow
- Going with the Flow
- A Blank Sheet: Typing on Your Page
- Text Flow
- Threading Text Frames
- Using Placeholder Text
- Pasting Text
- Importing Word Text
- Up Next
Character Reference
- Character Reference
- Less is More, Maybe
- Type Anatomy
- Type Classification
- Character Formatting Options
- Readability
- Up Next
Getting the Lead Out
- Getting the Lead Out
- How Much Is Enough?
- (Not) Using Auto Leading
- Keep It Consistent, Except. . .
- Leading Menu Options and Keyboard Shortcuts
- See Also
- Up Next
Kern, Baby, Kern
- Kern, Baby, Kern
- When to Kern
- Metrics Kerning
- Optical Kerning
- Manual Kerning
- How Much to Kern
- Tracking
- When to Track
- Controlling Widows and Orphans
- Up Next
Sweating the Small Stuff: Special Characters, White Space, and Glyphs
- Sweating the Small Stuff: Special Characters, White Space, and Glyphs
- Typographers Quotes
- Apostrophes
- Dashes
- Ellipses
- End Marks
- White Space Characters
- The Glyphs Palette
- Footnotes
- Footnote Options
- Up Next
OpenType: The New Frontier in Font Technology
- OpenType: The New Frontier in Font Technology
- Ligatures
- Discretionary Ligatures
- Ordinals/Raised and Lowered Characters
- Swash Characters
- Fractions
- Oldstyle Figures
- Contextual Alternates
- Opticals
- Glyph Positioning
- Stylistic Sets
- Up Next
Part II: Paragraph Formats
Aligning Your Type
- Aligning Your Type
- Centering Type
- Clean Shaven or Rugged: Justified vs. Ragged Type
- How InDesign Justifies Type
- Balancing Ragged Lines
- Right-Aligned Type
- Optical Margin Alignment
- Indent to Here
- Vertical Alignment
- Up Next
Paragraph Indents and Spacing
First Impressions: Creating Great Opening Paragraphs
- First Impressions: Creating Great Opening Paragraphs
- Creating a Simple Drop Cap
- Drop Cap Aesthetics
- Tricks with Drop Caps
- Up Next
Dont Fear the Hyphen
Mastering Tabs and Tables
- Mastering Tabs and Tables
- Setting Tabs
- Creating Decimal Tabs
- Using Tab Leaders
- Reply Forms
- Numbered Lists
- Right Indent Tab
- Working with Tables
- Creating a Table
- Working with Rows and Columns
- Working with Table Cells
- Up Next
Part III: Styles
Stylin with Paragraph and Character Styles
- Stylin with Paragraph and Character Styles
- Creating Styles
- Applying Styles
- Editing Styles
- Redefining Styles
- Creating Default Styles
- A Typical Style Sheet
- Up Next
Mo Style
Part IV: Page Layout
Setting Up Your Document
- Setting Up Your Document
- Choosing a Page Size
- Determining Margins
- Determining Column Width
- Changing Columns
- Break Characters
- Page Numbers
- Section Markers
- Up Next
Everything in Its Right Place: Using Grids
- Everything in Its Right Place: Using Grids
- Things to Consider
- Your Grid Tool Kit
- Calculating the Height of the Type Area
- Align to Grid
- First Baseline Options
- Snap to Guides
- Up Next
Text Wraps: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Text Wraps: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Applying Text Wraps
- Wrapping Type Around Irregularly Shaped Graphics
- Text Wrap Preferences
- Ignoring Text Wrap
- Anchored Objects
- Up Next
Type Effects
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