Standard Utilities on your Operating SystemĪll operating systems have a utility program that can access the swashes, alternates, and ornaments in my fonts. Click here to view written instructions on using OpenType in CorelDRAW® or watch this video Some programs such as Adobe Illustrator® and InDesign® (CS versions), Quark Xpress 7.0® (and above), CorelDRAW X6® (and above) have OpenType and Glyphs palettes, Click here to download an instructional PDF for Adobe Illustrator® and InDesign®. The Type Tester, located on any of the font product pages, is a very useful tool for this! Once you've purchased the font and have it installed on your computer, you can style your text with the Type Tester, then copy the text and paste it into your document! Check out this article for more information… so where are these super fancy swashy letters located and how do you get them into your design? Here are some answers for you!
This is the question I get asked the most - how do I find the swashes in the fonts shown in the promotional images? Some of my fonts, particularly script fonts, may offer dozens of versions of the same letter, such as the letter y, but there's only one letter y on your keyboard.
