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Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale


    Horizontal scale and vertical scale specify the proportion between the height and width of the type relative to the baseline. You can adjust scale to compress or expand selected characters in both width and height.

    Scaling type using a transformation tool affects the type's horizontal scale as well as the type size, leading, indentation, and baseline shift. When type has been scaled using a transformation tool, you can revert it to its original horizontal scale by setting the horizontal scale to 100%.

    Note: Depending on the value you enter when you use vertical type, the horizontal scale may make the text appear narrower, because it functions relative to the baseline. The opposite is true for vertical scale.

To adjust the horizontal or vertical scale of type:

  1. Select any type container or type path using a selection tool, or select a range of text using the type tools.
  2. If the Horizontal Scale pop-up menu  the Horizontal Scale pop-up menu and the Vertical Scale pop-up menu  the Vertical Scale pop-up menu are not visible in the Character palette, choose Show Options from the Character menu.
  3. Enter a percentage in the Horizontal Scale or the Vertical Scale text box.
  4. Press Enter or Return.