2 Drag the I-beam to set the size of the column, and then begin typing. As you type, text characters run from top to bottom. When the text reaches the bottom edge of the column, it wraps back to the top and onto the next line to the left. 3 To exit text-editing mode, press Esc. To type vertical text directly 1 Select the Vertical Text tool in the toolbox. The pointer changes to a horizontal I-beam. 2 Click in the document to place the text insertion point, and then begin typing. Because the text will flow from top to bottom, Canvas expands the bottom of the column to fit the longest line you type. 3 To exit text-editing mode, press Esc. 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. The tool is in the Text toolbar. To create text objects for vertical text 1 If necessary, select the “Enable two-byte script” preference. 2 Select the Vertical Text Object tool in the toolbox. The pointer changes to a horizontal I-beam, which indicates that text in the text object will flow from top to bottom. 3 Drag to define the width and length of the text object.You can then drag in other locations to create more text objects, or begin typing in the new text object. 4 To exit text-editing mode, press Esc. Preferences for two-byte text entry The options on the Inline preferences tab let you specify whether you want to always enter two-byte text directly into a document, or use a text-entry window when the apparent type size is outside a range that you have set. This feature is available only when you are running sys- tem software that supports two-byte fonts, and are using two-byte fonts to enter text into a document. This preference does not affect printing. Vertical Text Object tool
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