Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To shift or rotate a character
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To straighten a shifted or rotated character
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To return a vertically shifted character to the baseline
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To mirror text
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To flip text by dragging diagonally

Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text

You can shift the characters of artistic and paragraph text vertically or horizontally or rotate them to create interesting effects.You can straighten characters into their original position, and you can return vertically shifted characters to the baseline. You can also mirror or flip artistic and paragraph text characters.

If you want to adjust the position of an entire text object that is fitted to a path, such as a circle or a freehand line, see To adjust the position of text that is fitted to a path.

Rotated characters

To shift or rotate a character Back to Top
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Using the Text tool , select the character or characters.
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In the Property manager docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
To display the Property manager docker, click Window Property manager.
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Click the arrow button at the bottom of the Character area to display additional options.
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Type a value in one of the following boxes:
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Horizontal character offset — A positive number moves characters to the right, and a negative number moves characters to the left.
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Vertical character offset — A positive number moves characters up, and a negative number moves characters down.
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Character angle — A positive number rotates characters counterclockwise, and a negative number rotates characters clockwise.
You can also use the Shape tool to shift or rotate characters. Select the character node or nodes, and then type values in the Horizontal character offset box , Vertical character offset box , or Character angle box on the property bar.
To straighten a shifted or rotated character Back to Top
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Using the Text tool , select one or more characters.
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Click Text Straighten text.
To return a vertically shifted character to the baseline Back to Top
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In the toolbox, open the Shape tool flyout.
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Click the Shape tool .
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Select the text object, and select the node to the left of the shifted character.
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Click Text Align to baseline.
To mirror text Back to Top
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Using the Pick tool, select a text object.
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Click View Toolbars Transform.
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On the Transform toolbar, click one of the following buttons.
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Mirror horizontally — flips the text characters from left to right
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Mirror vertically — flips the text characters from top to bottom
You can also mirror text by holding down Ctrl and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.
You can also mirror text fitted to a path. For more information, see To mirror text that is fitted to a path.

Left to right: Text in original form, mirrored vertically, and mirrored horizontally

To flip text by dragging diagonally Back to Top
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Using the Text tool , select the artistic text or the paragraph text frame.
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Drag a middle selection handle across the text and past the corner handle on the opposite side.
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