Type Horizontally on a Vertical Document Spine

[Jack]

Have done this before, but cannot repeat it now. My book has a spine that needs content. Spine object has been created as a portion of the cover based on a template provided by my printing outsource. I moved the spine object away from the main document and rotated it 90 degrees counterclockwise so that I could type into it. What I _seem to be seeing_ is that the string of typed characters is running displaced 90 degrees from the rotated, horizontal spine. (very strange, to me).

Wondering what I'm missing here.

In the meantime I will try to type into the un-rotated spine, to see if I can manage that.

Best,

jwc

[fenjas29325284]

2 ways of vertical type:

a)

Create a new horizontal text frame.

Write the spine text.

Rotate the text frame.

Move it over the original spine object.

If necessary, deactivate the spine object's text wrapping.

b) https://indesignsecrets.com/setting-vertical-text-in-indesign.php

Fenja

[Barbara Ash]

Without screen captures its hard to tell exactly what you need. It sounds like you have this:

When you rotate you get this:

But what you really want after rotating is this:

If that is the case, and you want to work with a single object, don't use rotation.

Type the text as you normally would:

Resize the text frame with the Selection tool

Change line breaks and center alignment as needed.

To get vertical alignment to center, choose Object > Text Frame Options.

And you end up with:

[teresam96700656]

I am having the same problem. I create a horizontal text box and type my book title. Then I rotate it hoping to look like your second image above. This is what I get.

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

My guess is that you used the direct select tool to rotate the frame.

[teresam96700656]

Yes, BOb. That is what I did. What tool do I use to rotate the frame? Thank you.

[BobLevine]

The selection tool (black arrow). This will rotate the frame AND the content.