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_Font.Ligatures Property

Definition

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, set
Public Property Ligatures As WdLigatures

Property 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.

StandardDesigned to enhance readability and attractiveness. Standard ligatures in Latin languages include "fi", "fl", and "ff".
ContextualDesigned to enhance readability and attractiveness by providing the best ligature choice given the surrounding text.
HistoricalOlder, ornamental ligatures that may look archaic to the modern reader. Not specifically designed for readability.
DiscretionalDesigned 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.

Applies to