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Changing character direction using the Character palette


    You can change the direction of individual characters or portions of a vertical text block using the Direction pop-up menu in the Character palette.

    Changing character direction maintains the original orientation of the text (for example, vertical text remains in a vertical orientation), but the direction of the individual character or portions of text are rotated 90 degrees.

To change the direction of type:

  1. Select the text whose direction you want to change.
  2. If the multilingual options aren't visible in the Character palette, choose Show Multilingual from the palette menu.
  3. Choose a direction from the Direction pop-up menu.
    • Standard orients text characters in line with the axis of the page.
    • Rotate rotates Roman fonts and other one-byte characters 90 degrees from standard.
    • Tate Chu Yoko rotates the selected block of text (1- or 2-byte characters) in the plane opposite from the rest of the text.
    Vertical text in Standard direction compared to vertical text with Tate Chu Yoko option applied.
    Vertical text in Standard direction compared to vertical text with Tate Chu Yoko option applied.