_Font.Ligatures Property

Gets or sets the ligatures setting for the specified Font object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property Ligatures As WdLigatures
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As _Font
Dim value As WdLigatures

value = instance.Ligatures

instance.Ligatures = value
WdLigatures Ligatures { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdLigatures
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.

Value

Description

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.

See Also

Reference

_Font Interface

_Font Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace