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jfish50
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Mar 16, 2015 5:29 PM UTC
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Swashes and small-caps in MS Word

How can I access swashes and small-caps for Adobe Garamond (or any other opentype font with these features built into the font file) using MS Office, specifically Word?  Swashes don't activate when checking "discretionary ligatures," and the small caps that appear when checking "small caps" are not "true" small caps-- they're just Word's poor fabrication.


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MiguelSousa
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Mar 16, 2015 6:03 PM UTC

You have to use the "Insert Symbol" option, select the "Private Use Area" subset, and insert them one by one.

It would be wonderful if MS Word provided a better user experience when working with OpenType features, but that's not something the font is in control of.

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MiguelSousa
MiguelSousaCorrect answer
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Mar 16, 2015 6:03 PM UTC

You have to use the "Insert Symbol" option, select the "Private Use Area" subset, and insert them one by one.

It would be wonderful if MS Word provided a better user experience when working with OpenType features, but that's not something the font is in control of.

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jfish50Author
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Mar 16, 2015 6:06 PM UTC

Thanks, this is much what I expected -- disappointing but expected.

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