text align vertically
Allow text to be vertically centered in text box.
In InDesign, there is an option in the text frame properties, "Vertical Justification", with a "Center" option.
Or, the "baseline shift" option could be split into either specifying a number, as it is now, or specifying "center in text box".
This option is very important sometimes, such as having a tag symbol (e.g. circle) with a label inside that is either 1 or 2 lines high. Right now I have to have 2 paragraph styles (1 for 1-line text and 1 for 2-line text) so the 1 line text is in the middle of the tag, but also the 2 line text is also centered in the tag.
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Hi Everyone,
This feature has been shipped in August 2020 release (version 24.3)
You may read about this here: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/whats-new/2020-3.html#vertical-align
Please update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html
Thank you for all the feedback.
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Michelle Hestand commented
This is a feature I have wanted for years. It seems so obvious. I just keep waiting, thinking surely it will show up in the next update.
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Jessica
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Just like InDesign, Illustrator should have the ability align text vertically.
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Mike
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Vertical align to center as well! There are several different requests both here:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/33933988-vertical-text-alignment-controls-for-area-type
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/32083561-text-align-verticallyand on the forums:
https://forums.adobe.com/message/9369587#9369587
https://forums.adobe.com/message/7313292#7313292
https://forums.adobe.com/message/9158513#9158513These should be consolidated so we can get momentum on this!
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Andrew
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I think that granting Illustrator the ability to vertically align text in an Area Type box would save me a considerable amount of time, especially if it works just like it does in InDesign, Quark, and CorelDRAW. This feature would save me from endlessly turning to the distribution alignment controls.
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David Cuesta
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Allow full vertical aligment control for text boxes similar to indesign. The amount of time I waste bottom aligning text everytime I have to change a font size by hand in illustrator could have saved me years.