Add Variety with Glyphs and Text Alternates in InDesign

Learn how to find and activate type alternates in InDesign to add variety to your document's text.

Nigel French Nigel French

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.

Bookmark
Please login to bookmark Close

This article was last modified on August 29, 2025

This article was first published on December 5, 2022

Comments (1)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Loading comments...
glyph panel glyphs text alternates text formatting
ad

Recommended for you

CreativePro
Article

New Contest! The Mystery of the Text That Wouldn’t Align Right

Solve this InDesign mystery for a chance at winning a great prize.

InDesign script
Article

A Script for Styling Punctuation in InDesign

This free script formats punctuation to match the text immediately before and af...

CreativePro
Article

InDesign Magazine Issue 93: Editorial Tools

We’re happy to announce that InDesign Magazine Issue 93 (January, 2017) is...