Area Type Options: Align is mislabeled. Should say "vertical", not "horizontal"
This UI option is mislabeled. It controls the vertical alignment of the text in a frame, not the horizontal alignment.
Theresa Stoodley
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Very quietly it got fixed.
The latest Ai version has this option as buttons instead of dropdown, and wrong 'horizontal' is nowhere to be seen.
The only thing is 'center' vs 'centre'.
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Ton commented
Yes! Fixed (with the excption of the American English Centre in an International English install).
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Steve Laskevitch
commented
Yay!
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NG
commented
Version 29.8.1 and this is still wrong. Guys…this is the easiest fix. Literally, just change the wording from "horizontal" to "vertical."
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Alexander A. commented
Issue still persists in Illustrator 2025 (29.3).
Control bar has proper wording (Area Type: Align Top, Align Bottom, Align Centre, Vertically Justify).
But Area Type Options dialog still uses incorrect Align > Horizontal wording -
Luciano Tirabassi commented
The option is clearly mislabeled and now the function is broken: it just aligns to the top, whichever option you choose.
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NG
commented
Please update the wording to "vertical", Adobe; it's such an easy fix. As an instructor, I witness first-hand how confusing and frustrating this is for new users.
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Steve Laskevitch
commented
Compare with InDesign's Text Frame Option called Vertical Justification. To echo Theresa Stoodley, this option is clearly mislabeled.
