Rotating type


    You can change the orientation of individual characters as well as the flow of an entire block of text. The Orientation option in the Character palette lets you rotate individual characters in relation to the baseline. The Type > Type Orientation menu lets you change text from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, and vice versa.

To change the orientation of characters using the Character palette:

    Do one of the following:

    • To change the orientation in 30° increments, choose an option from the Orientation pop-up menu Character rotation icon.
    • Select the existing rotation value and type a new value. You can type a positive or negative value.

    Note: When working with vertical Asian text, use the tate-chu-yoko option to rotate multiple characters. (See Working with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean type.)

To change the orientation of a type object:

  1. Select the type object.
  2. Choose Type > Type Orientation > Horizontal or Type > Type Orientation > Vertical.