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kyriosity
kyriosity
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February 6, 2017
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Is it possible to create a small caps character style without specifying a font?

  • February 6, 2017
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It works with italic and other attributes, but I seem unable to do it with small caps.

~Valerie

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    Correct answer SJRiegel

    What version are you using? I was able to set do this.  

    --side note   I went back to try to do it a second time and Small caps would not stay selected. I closed out of the dialog box, and when I went in a third time, it did work.

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    February 6, 2017

    Are you using the Character>Open Type>AllSmallCaps, or fake small caps Character>Small Caps? Fake small caps should work for any font change, but open type's AllSmallCaps would only work when you switch to another open type font that includes small caps.

    So here's MinionPro OT—I've set the Font Family field blank and Case to OpenTypeAllSmallCaps in style options:

    Changing to another full OT font works:—VistaSans OT

    But T1 Helvetica doesn't

    kyriosity
    kyriosityAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2017

    It was just fake small caps, but I obviously need to remember the open type option, which I can't recall ever noticing before. So thanks!

    ~Valerie

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    February 9, 2017

    Not all OTF fonts include small caps. If an OTF attribute is in brackets it's not available. The version of MinionPro that ships with ID has real small caps, but MyriadPro does not.

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    SJRiegelCorrect answer
    Legend
    February 6, 2017

    What version are you using? I was able to set do this.  

    --side note   I went back to try to do it a second time and Small caps would not stay selected. I closed out of the dialog box, and when I went in a third time, it did work.

    kyriosity
    kyriosityAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2017

    I ended up getting it to work after a couple of tries, too. It's one of those things that always trips me up, but I don't need it often enough to remember how I fixed it the last time.

    ~Valerie

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