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The document provides instructions for using alternate glyphs in Microsoft Word and the Glyphs panel in Adobe applications: 1) It explains how to use the Character Map app on Windows or Font Book on Mac to select alternate glyphs and copy/paste them into text in Word. 2) It provides an overview of the Glyphs panel in Adobe apps, which allows viewing and inserting glyphs for the selected font, and accessing alternate glyphs. 3) It also summarizes the OpenType panel, which is used to apply typographic features like ligatures, swashes, stylistic alternates, and more that are supported by OpenType fonts.

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Help File: Type Design

The document provides instructions for using alternate glyphs in Microsoft Word and the Glyphs panel in Adobe applications: 1) It explains how to use the Character Map app on Windows or Font Book on Mac to select alternate glyphs and copy/paste them into text in Word. 2) It provides an overview of the Glyphs panel in Adobe apps, which allows viewing and inserting glyphs for the selected font, and accessing alternate glyphs. 3) It also summarizes the OpenType panel, which is used to apply typographic features like ligatures, swashes, stylistic alternates, and more that are supported by OpenType fonts.

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HELP FILE

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How to use alternates glyps in Microsoft Word.
Type in any word using font.
To get the glyps alternates feature you can use with
"Character Map" (Windows) or "Font Book" (Mac).

Step 1 - Open the "Character Map" App and select Font.


Step 2 - Select one of the characters then click [select] and [copy]
Step 3 - Blocks on Letters you want to change characters
Then click "paste". You will see the letters
Small of this Copy - Paste process. To overcome
It you just enlarge the size only

Good luck, if any questions you can


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Glyphs panel overview
You use the Glyphs panel (Window > Type > Glyphs) to view the glyphs in a font and
insert specific glyphs in your document.

By default, the Glyphs panel displays all the glyphs for the currently selected font. You can change the font by selecting
a different font family and style at the bottom of the panel. If any characters are currently selected in your document, you
can display alternate characters by selecting Alternates For Current Selection from the Show menu at the top of the panel.

A. Show menu B. Font family C. Font style D. Zoom buttons


When you select an OpenType font in the Glyphs panel, you can restrict the panel to display certain kinds of glyphs
by selecting a category from the Show menu. You can also display a pop-up menu of alternate glyphs by clickin
the triangle in the lower right corner of the glyph box where applicable.

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OpenType panel overview
You use the OpenType panel (Window > Type > OpenType) to specify how you want to apply alternate characters
in OpenType fonts. For example, you can specify that you want to use standard ligatures in new or existing text.

Keep in mind that OpenType fonts vary greatly in the kinds of features they offer; not all options in the OpenType panel are
available in every font. You can view the characters in a font using the Glyphs panel.

A. Standard Ligatures B. Contextual Alternates C. Discretionary Ligatures D. Swash


E. Stylistic Alternates F. Titling Alternates G. Ordinals H. Fractions I. panel menu
J. Figure type K. Character position

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