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To rotate characters in vertical type:
Choose Rotate Character from the Character
palette menu. A check mark indicates that the
option is selected.
Note: You cannot rotate double-byte characters
(full width characters only available in Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean fonts). Any double-byte
characters in the selected range will not be rotated.
Formatting paragraphs
A paragraph is any range of type with a carriage
return at the end. You use the Paragraph palette to
set options that apply to entire paragraphs, such as
the alignment, indentation, and space between
lines of type. For point type, each line is a separate
paragraph. For paragraph type, each paragraph
can have multiple lines, depending on the dimen-
sions of the bounding box.
Selecting paragraphs and showing the
Paragraph palette
You can use the Paragraph palette to set formatting
options for a single paragraph, multiple
paragraphs, or all paragraphs in a type layer.
To select paragraphs for formatting:
Do one of the following:
•
Select the type tool ( ), and click in a paragraph
to apply formatting to a single paragraph.
•
Select the type tool, and make a selection within
a range of paragraphs to apply formatting to
multiple paragraphs.
•
Select the type layer in the Layers palette to apply
formatting to all paragraphs in the layer.
To show the Paragraph palette:
Choose Window > Show Paragraph, or click the
Paragraph palette tab.
Aligning and justifying type
You can align type to one edge of a paragraph
(left, center, or right for horizontal type; top,
center, or bottom for vertical type) and justify type
to both edges of a paragraph. Alignment options
are available for both point type and paragraph
type; justification options are only available for
paragraph type.
To specify alignment:
In the Paragraph palette or options bar, click an
alignment option. The options for horizontal
type are:
(
) Aligns type to the left, leaving the right edge
of the paragraph ragged.
(
) Aligns type to the center, leaving both edges
of the paragraph ragged.
(
) Aligns type to right, leaving the left edge of
the paragraph ragged.
The options for vertical type are:
(
) Aligns type to the top, leaving the bottom
edge of the paragraph ragged.
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