User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Using Vertical Text Object tool
The Vertical Text Object tool lets you create empty text blocks for vertical text. Text objects created
with the Vertical Text Object tool maintain their width and length.
To create text objects for vertical text:
1.
Select the Vertical Text Object tool.
The pointer changes to a horizontal I-beam indicating that text will flow from top to bottom.
2. Drag to define the width and length of the text object. Then drag in other locations to create
more text objects, or begin typing in the new text object.
3. Press Esc to exit text edit mode.
Options for vertical text and columns
A check box labeled Vertical appears in two places: the Column Guides dialog box and Type palette.
The Vertical options described in this section are not related to the “Vertical” command that
changes the alignment of text bound to a path.
In the Column Guides dialog box, create column guides for vertical text in Publication documents. In
the Type palette, specify horizontal or vertical orientation for text objects.
To use vertical text column guides:
1. Choose Layout | Column Guides.
2. In the Column guides dialog box, select the Vertical check box. The column guide buttons at
the top of the dialog box change to vertical orientation.
3. Use the preset column buttons or the other options to specify guides for the number of
columns that you want to use.
To use preset column guides: Click one of the buttons. The first three buttons are for
1, 2, and 3 text columns respectively. The last two buttons are for 2 columns with a wide
and narrow column.
To set up guides for any number of columns from 1 to 12: Use the “Number of
columns” text box.
4. Click OK to create guides for the specified number of columns.
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