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077 Setting text vertically

077 Setting text vertically - InDesign Tutorial

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077 Setting text vertically

Hi, I'm Mike Rankin, and welcome to InDesign FX. In this week's effect we'll see how to set text vertically so the letters are stacked one on top of another. The keys to setting text vertically is to set it on a straight vertical path and use the Type on a Path option called Stair Step. So let's see how it's done. In my document I'll create a new page by pressing Command+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P, I'll press the W key so I can see my margins, and I'll take my Line Tool and click and drag while holding Shift to constrain to draw a straight vertical line inside the margins, then I'll take my Type on a Path Tool, and I'll click and drag to set endpoints. I'll type some text, I'll make it a little larger, and center it. Now I can go to Type > Type on a Path > Options and change the Effect from Rainbow to Stair Step and click OK. Now the text is scrunched up a little bit here, so I'll track it out, and that's pretty good. But can you see the problem with it? If I look down at the word TEXT…

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