_Font.Ligatures Property
Definition
Important
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Gets or sets the ligatures setting for the specified Font object.
public:
property Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::WdLigatures Ligatures { Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::WdLigatures get(); void set(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::WdLigatures value); };public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdLigatures Ligatures { get; set; }member this.Ligatures : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdLigatures with get, setPublic Property Ligatures As WdLigaturesProperty Value
A WdLigatures object.
Remarks
Read/write WdLigatures. Open Type fonts support the use of ligatures. This property specifies the Word 2010 ligature setting to apply to an Open Type font.
The following table lists the four basic values for ligatures.
| Standard | Designed to enhance readability and attractiveness. Standard ligatures in Latin languages include "fi", "fl", and "ff". | |
| Contextual | Designed to enhance readability and attractiveness by providing the best ligature choice given the surrounding text. | |
| Historical | Older, ornamental ligatures that may look archaic to the modern reader. Not specifically designed for readability. | |
| Discretional | Designed to be ornamental and not designed to be readable. |
Combinations of these four basic values form the set of available values for this property. This set of values is represented in the WdLigatures enumeration.