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Adobe Illustrator Help Using Type
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• To transform individual type containers in a series of linked type containers, use the
direct-selection tool to select the linked type containers you want to transform. Make
sure the baselines appear, indicating that the type is selected within the containers.
Note: To transform the type path or type container without transforming the type, use the
direct-selection tool to select just the path. Make sure that the baselines do not appear,
indicating type is deselected.
2 Select the rotate , scale , or shear tool to transform the type container and its
path.
Rotated type container compared to rotated type container and type.
Changing text orientation
You can change the direction of individual characters as well as the flow of an entire block
of text using the Character palette or the Text Orientation command.
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 Multi-
lingual 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.
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In the heart of the island of
Niphon and in a mountainous
region, fifty leagues from
Yokoham a, lies the ancient
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