Adobe illustrator 10 Manuale Utente

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.