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jfish50
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March 16, 2015
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Swashes and small-caps in MS Word

  • March 16, 2015
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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.


Thanks!

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Correct answer MiguelSousa

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
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MiguelSousaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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March 16, 2015

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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March 16, 2015

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

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