_Font.Ligatures Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

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

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.

	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.