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Canopee: How To Use Alternates & Ligatures

The document provides instructions for using alternates and ligatures in VJ Type font across Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. There are three methods described for each application: 1) Select alternate glyphs that appear when selecting letters, 2) Use OpenType features in a panels to stylistic sets or alternates, and 3) Manually select glyphs from the Glyphs panel. The steps for each method are demonstrated through labeled images.

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Canopee: How To Use Alternates & Ligatures

The document provides instructions for using alternates and ligatures in VJ Type font across Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. There are three methods described for each application: 1) Select alternate glyphs that appear when selecting letters, 2) Use OpenType features in a panels to stylistic sets or alternates, and 3) Manually select glyphs from the Glyphs panel. The steps for each method are demonstrated through labeled images.

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VJ TYPE HOW TO USE 1

HOW TO USE
A LT E R N AT E S & L I G AT U R E S

canopee
VJ TYPE HOW TO USE 2

A LT E R N AT E S
A D O B E I L L U S T R ATO R METHOD 1 SELECT 3

METHOD 2 OPENTYPE - STYLISTICS SETS 4

METHOD 3 G LY P H S 5

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP METHOD 1 SELECT 6

METHOD 2 OPENTYPE 7

METHOD 3 G LY P H S 8

ADOBE INDESIGN METHOD 1 SELECT 9

METHOD 2 OPENTYPE 10

METHOD 3 G LY P H S 11
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 3

A D O B E I L L U S T R ATO R METHOD 1 SELECT

01 When you first write your word,  02 Select the letter you wish to change, 03 Select the one you like. It’s done !
you should see no alternate. and Illustrator will automatically show
the available alternates.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 4

A D O B E I L L U S T R ATO R METHOD 2 OPENTYPE - STYLISTICS SETS

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Text > OpenType. 03 By default, no option is selected.
you should see no alternate. The opentype panel opens and shows
different options.

04 Select the aa option (alternate), e ither for 05 You can also select a (stylistic set). 06 Test different styles.
a few letters or the whole word.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 5

A D O B E I L L U S T R ATO R METHOD 3 G LY P H S

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Text > Glyphs.
you should see no alternate. The glyphs panel opens and shows
all the font glyphs.

03 Select the glyph by clicking on it in the panel.


VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 6

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP METHOD 1 SELECT

01 When you first write your word,  02 Select the letter you wish to change, 03 Select the one you like. It’s done !
you should see no alternate. and Photoshop will automatically show
the available alternates.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 7

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP METHOD 2 OPENTYPE

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Character.  03 By default, no option is selected.
you should see no alternate. The character panel opens and shows
the different options.

04 Select the aa option (alternate), e ither for


a few letters or the whole word.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 8

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP METHOD 3 G LY P H S

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Glyphs.


you should see no alternate. The glyphs panel opens and shows
all the font glyphs.

03 Select the glyph by clicking on it in the panel.


VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 9

ADOBE INDESIGN METHOD 1 SELECT

01 When you first write your word,  02 Select the letter you wish to change, 03 Select the one you like. It’s done !
you should see no alternate. and Indesign will automatically show
the available alternates.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 10

ADOBE INDESIGN METHOD 2 OPENTYPE

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Text > Character. 
you should see no alternate. The character panel opens and shows
the different options.

03 Go to the Menu > OpenType > Stylistic Sets.


Test different styles and select the one you
like best.
VJ TYPE H O W T O U S E - A LT E R N AT E S 11

ADOBE INDESIGN METHOD 3 G LY P H S

01 When you first write your word,  02 Go to Window > Text > Glyphs.
you should see no alternate. The glyphs panel opens and shows
all the font glyphs.

03 Select the glyph by clicking on it in the panel.

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