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João Ribeiro Soares
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July 30, 2014
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Why can't I get open type features to work properly with an open type font on InDesign CS5.5?

  • July 30, 2014
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I installed a very complete set of styles of an opentype font with Font Book – Mac OS X 10.9.4 – but when I tried to format a sample text on InDesign CS5.5 I noticed that I could not use the opentype features on the Open Type menu as I usually do.

Could anyone help me, please?

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    MiguelSousa
    Community Manager
    MiguelSousaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 30, 2014

    What font is it? Which OT features are you trying to use?

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    João Ribeiro SoaresAuthor
    Participant
    July 30, 2014

    It's ffScala Sans, but has separate files for small caps, figures, etc.

    I was trying to use small caps, lining figures and superscripts when I

    noticed none of the OT features are available.

    2014-07-30 21:56 GMT+01:00 Miguel Sousa <forums_noreply@adobe.com>:

    Why can't I get open type features to work properly with an open type

    font on InDesign CS5.5? created by Miguel Sousa

    <https://forums.adobe.com/people/MiguelSousa> in Adobe Type - View the

    full discussion <https://forums.adobe.com/message/6598614#6598614>

    MiguelSousa
    Community Manager
    MiguelSousaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 30, 2014

    I can't say for sure because FF Scala Sans is not an Adobe family, but if there are separate fonts for small caps, figures, etc. then the fonts most likely don't have any OpenType functionality. If that's the case, to use those alternate glyphs you will need to switch between fonts.

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