Using warichu


    The Warichu option in the Character palette decreases the type size of selected text to a percentage of the original and stacks the type--horizontally or vertically, according to the orientation--on multiple lines.

    Vertical and horizontal text with warichu
    Vertical and horizontal text with warichu

To turn on Warichu:

  1. Select the text you want to format.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Choose Warichu from the Character palette menu. A check mark indicates that the option is turned on.
    • Choose Warichu Settings from the Character palette menu, select Enable Warichu, and click OK.

To turn off Warichu:

  1. Select the entire set of Warichu characters.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Choose Warichu from the Character palette menu.
    • Choose Warichu Settings from the Character palette menu, deselect Enable Warichu, and click OK.

To change Warichu options:

  1. Choose Warichu Settings from the Character palette menu.
  2. In the Warichu Options dialog box, set the following options as desired, and then click OK:
    • Lines to specify how many lines of text will appear as warichu characters.
    • Line Gap to determine the distance between the lines of warichu characters.
    • Scale to select the size of warichu characters as a percentage of the size of the parent text.
    • Alignment to choose an alignment option. For example, in a vertical frame grid, selecting Top will align the beginning of the warichu characters at the top of the frame. The alignment proxy shows how the warichu text appears relative to the parent text.
    • Line Breaking Options to specify the minimum number of characters required before and after the line breaks to start a new line.