I downloaded the font Amelya because it looks like it has a tail at the beginning and end but I can't figure out how to add the tail. When I type it does not add it automatically like I had hoped it would.

Thanks so much,
Michelle

The font's preview shown here at Dafont is very misleading as the font you downloaded only carries the base characters and a few other extras. As such, the ability to add a "tail" is not possible.

The "tail" can only be generated using the commercial version of the font, which you can acquire from the link provided in the font's page as well as the text file included in the archive that you downloaded.

BTW the font's preview uses a pre-made glyph showing the name of the font with swashes. The preview image could not be replicated without using that pre-made glyph.