Adjusting the vertical alignment of type on a path
The alignment options in the Type on a Path Options dialog box let you control the vertical position of type in relation to its path. For more control over vertical alignment, use the Baseline Shift option in the Character palette. For example, type a negative value in the Baseline Shift text box to lower the type.
To control vertical alignment of type on a path: - Select the type object. (See Selecting type objects.)
- Choose Type > Type on a Path > Type on a Path Options.
- Choose an option from the Align to Path menu to specify how to align all characters to the path, relative to a font's total height:
- Ascender to align by the font's top edge.
- Descender to align by the font's bottom edge.
- Center to align by the point halfway between the font's ascender and descender.
- Baseline to align by baselines. This is the default setting.
Note: Characters without ascenders or descenders (such as a letter e) or baseline (such as an apostrophe) are vertically aligned with characters that have ascenders, descenders, and baselines. These font dimensions are permanently specified by the font designer.
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