Add Variety with Glyphs and Text Alternates in InDesign

In this InDesign video, Nigel French shows how to activate and use text alternates to spice up your typography. He demos ligatures and contextual alternates, then explains how to see what options are available in a given font.

This video is an excerpt from Nigel’s “Professional Typography: Top Techniques” session at CreativePro Week 2018.

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Nigel French

Nigel French is a graphic designer, photographer, author, and teacher living in Lewes, UK. He is the author of InDesign Type, and a LinkedIn Learning Instructor with many courses on design and typography.

Videograf Nunta says:

March 23, 2023 at 3:27 am

Very helpful! I love typography. Thank you!