OpenType fonts may contain many kinds of glyphs, from standard letters to fractions, swashes, and ornaments. Often, the fonts with “Pro” at the end of their name will contain beautiful ornaments that you can access by using the Glyphs palette in QuarkXPress 7 or 8.
Try selecting a font such as Adobe Caslon Pro, Bickham Script Pro, Brioso Pro, Chaparral Pro, Minion Pro, or Warnock Pro, and then from the pop-up menu in the Glyphs palette, choose Ornaments.
Only the ornaments will then display, which you may then admire and use.
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Jeff Gamet is a contributing editor for Design Tools Monthly, the executive summary of graphic design news. He is also the morning editor and reviews editor for The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com, and contributing writer for Layers Magazine and Photoshop User. He writes the InBrief column for InDesign Magazine, and is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X," from Peachpit Press
When Jeff isn't writing about the graphic design world, he's talking about it on the Design Tools Weekly podcast with co-host Jay Nelson. He also talks about Apple and the Mac world every week on The Mac Observer's Apple Weekly Report.
Jeff studies, tests and reviews new software and technologies for the Macintosh community as well as the design and print industries. He is a former Pre-press specialist, and has nearly 25 years experience with computer technology. Jeff trains, lectures and consults on techniques for more efficiently using Mac OS X in creative environments throughout the country.
In the rare moments when he can get away from his MacBook Pro, Jeff spends his time climbing and biking in the Colorado mountains.
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November 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am
[...] On Monday, Jeff Gamet provided a tip about how to use the Glyphs palette to quickly isolate any ornaments that are included in OpenType “Pro” fonts, Find Ornaments in QuarkXPress. [...]
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