Adjust the scale of type, Rotate type, Spelling and language dictionaries – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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Type
Rotated type path (left) compared to rotated type and path (right)
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Adjust the scale of type
You can specify the proportion between the height and width of the type, relative to the original width and height of
the characters. Unscaled characters have a value of 100%. Some type families include a true expanded font, which is
designed with a larger horizontal spread than the plain type style. Scaling distorts the type, so it is generally preferable
to use a font that is designed as condensed or expanded, if one is available.
1
Select the characters or type objects you want to change. If you don’t select any text, the scale applies to new text
you create.
2
In the Character panel, set the Vertical Scaling option
or the Horizontal Scaling option
.
Rotate type
•
To rotate the characters within a type object by a specific number of degrees, select the characters or type objects
you want to change. (If you don’t select any text, the rotation applies to new text you create.) In the Character panel,
set the Character Rotation option
.
•
To change horizontal type to vertical type, and vice versa, select the type object and choose Type > Type
Orientation
> Horizontal or Type > Type Orientation
> Vertical.
•
To rotate an entire type object (both the characters and the type bounding box), select the type object and use the
bounding box, Free Transform tool, Rotate tool, Rotate command, or Transform panel to perform the rotation.
•
To rotate multiple characters in vertical Asian text, use the tate-chu-yoko option to rotate multiple characters.
See also
Spelling and language dictionaries
Check spelling
1
Choose Edit > Check Spelling.
2
To set options for finding and ignoring words, click the arrow icon at the bottom of the dialog box and set the
options as desired.
3
Click Start to begin checking the spelling.