Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 407)

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Last updated 6/5/2015
Contextual alternates are alternate characters included in some script typefaces to provide better joining behavior. For
example, when using Caflisch Script Pro with contextual alternates enabled, the letter pair “bl” in the word “bloom” is
joined so that it looks more like handwriting.
1 Select the characters or type objects to which you want to apply the setting. If you don’t select any text, the setting
applies to new text you create.
2 Make sure that an OpenType font is selected.
3 In the OpenType panel, do any of the following:
• Click the Standard Ligatures button to enable or disable ligatures for standard letter pairs (such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and
ffl).
• Click the Discretionary Ligatures button to enable or disable optional ligatures (if available in the current font).
• Click the Contextual Alternates button to enable or disable contextual alternates (if available in the current font).
Use swashes, titling alternates, or stylistic alternates
Many OpenType fonts include stylized characters that let you add decorative elements to type. Swashes are characters
with exaggerated flourishes. Titling alternates are characters (usually all in capitals) designed for use in large-size
settings, such as titles. Stylistic alternates are stylized characters that create a purely esthetic effect.
1 Select the characters or type objects to which you want to apply the setting. If you don’t select any text, the setting
applies to new text you create.
2 Make sure that an OpenType font is selected.
3 In the OpenType panel, do one of the following:
• Click the Swash button to enable or disable swash characters (if available in the current font).
• Click the Stylistic Alternates button to enable or disable stylistic alternates (if available in the current font).
• Click the Titling Alternates button to enable or disable titling alternates (if available in the current font).
Show or hide nonprinting characters
Nonprinting characters include hard returns (line breaks), soft returns (line breaks), tabs, spaces, nonbreaking spaces,
double-byte characters (including spaces), discretionary hyphens, and the end-of-text character.
To make the characters visible as you format and edit type, choose Type > Show Hidden Characters. A check mark
indicates that nonprinting characters are visible.
More Help topics
OpenType fonts
Formatting Asian characters
Illustrator provides a variety of options for formatting Asian characters. For example, you can set Asian Open Type font
attributes, use tate-chu-yoko, aki, warichu, mojisoroe, mojikumi, kinsoku, burasagari, and kurikaeshi moji shori. In
addition, you can combine Asian and roman fonts and create composite fonts.
Note: To enable support for GB18030 fonts for Simplified Chinese in Windows XP, see the Readme file in the Illustrator
CS5\Simplified Chinese\Goodies\Optional Extensions\GB18030 folder.