How can I type a vertical text box

Foxburr · July 16, 2018, 9:52am

I am writing a cover in Draw and want a central spine with vertical lettering

kompilainenn · July 16, 2018, 2:58pm

You should activate support for Asian and Complex text layouts languages in dialogue Options (Tools->Options).

Then in Draw on Drawing toolbar you should make visible icon “Vertical text” (right click on any icon on toolbar and select Visible buttons in context menu, see image bottom)

And then use this tool from Drawing toolbar

Foxburr · July 17, 2018, 10:31pm

Thanks for this. I’ll check it out. Robert

mahengrui1 · April 2, 2023, 2:12am

In 2023, it is in View\Toolbars\Text\Insert Vertical Text

ajlittoz · April 2, 2023, 6:47am

@mahengrui1 This is available only after Asian text management has been enabled. A much simpler solution (for Western alphabets) is to rotate a usual text box.