'fi' where dot of 'i' combines with top of 'f'

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aetutor - 20 Feb 2006 17:23 GMT

City & Guilds desk top publishing syllabus lists Ligatures. A ligature is a
combination of 2 letters. In certain typefaces pairs of letters do not work
well together, for example lowercase 'f' and 'i'. Ligature allows the dot of
the 'i' combines with the top of the 'f'. Notes say that these groups of
letters can be replaced by another character or symbol. This is a different
effect from kerning.

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Ed Bennett - 20 Feb 2006 19:33 GMT

> City & Guilds desk top publishing syllabus lists Ligatures. A
> ligature is a combination of 2 letters. In certain typefaces pairs of
> letters do not work well together, for example lowercase 'f' and 'i'.
> Ligature allows the dot of the 'i' combines with the top of the 'f'.
> Notes say that these groups of letters can be replaced by another
> character or symbol. This is a different effect from kerning.

a) This question has nothing to do with programming (macros, add-ins and
automation) in Microsoft Publisher, and so would be better directed at the
main microsoft.public.publisher newsgroup.

b) Microsoft Publisher is not a professional-level DTP application, and so
does not support certain features that may be found in more expensive
applications.

c) Some ligature-like characters are available in the "private use area" in
Unicode and OpenType fonts. Insert > Symbol, use the drop-down in the
top-right of the dialog to scroll to "Private Use Area". In Times New
Roman, the characters are 8th and 9th in this area.

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