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# How Do I Prevent Printing Ligatures in Lasernet?

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> Note
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> This article describes legacy software. Although the software will no longer receive updates, existing documentation, such as this article, will be retained for reference purposes but will no longer be updated. If you have any questions, contact [Lasernet Support](https://support.lasernetgroup.com/new-ticket).

Occasionally, when printing to Lasernet Print Capture, strange characters will appear in the generated overlays. This is called a ligature. A ligature occurs when two or more letters are joined together as a single glyph (character/symbol):

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/image-H15IX774.png)

To resolve this, the software that prints to Lasernet Print Capture printer must have its ligature option set to disabled. Follow these steps for Microsoft Word and Publisher.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life on October 1st 2026. Consult [this article](https://support.lasernetgroup.com/news/posts/alternatives-to-publisher-to-design-fixed-overlays-for-lasernet-forms) to learn about any alternatives.

## Microsoft Word

1. Press **Ctrl+D** and then open the **Advanced** tab.

1. Click the dropdown menu next to **Ligatures** and select **None**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/image-13WXEH0I.png)

## Microsoft Publisher

1. Click the arrow in the font pane to open the **Font** box.
2. Click the dropdown menu next to **Ligatures** and select **No Ligatures**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1615814036181.png)

## Alternative Solution

As fonts are designed to display specific ligatures, to prevent ligatures from being produced, use a different font.