The rules for the vertical type tool are pretty much the same as for the horizontal type tool; with the important difference that the type will be added to the image canvas vertically (up and down) rather than across (left to right.)

 

You can still create paragraphs by selecting the vertical type tool, and dragging out a paragraph boundary before you type. When you click inside the boundary and begin to type, the vertical text will be confined within the specific rectangle you made. You can also add vertical text to an image without using a paragraph box.

 

Just as before, the regular vertical type will be placed on its own layer above the image background. If you use the vertical type mask, a selection will be created from the outline of the letters you type. As before, this selection will not be on its own layer.

 

When you select the vertical type tool you can use any of the options in the options bar or character palette to format or adjust the vertical type, (in an exactly similar way as you would the horizontal type).

 

Here is an example of some vertical type.

 

 

Whether you confine your vertical type to a paragraph box, or type it freely, the text will wrap left to create a new vertical line. When adding text without a paragraph box, you must press the Enter key to create a new line.

You can toggle your type between vertical, and horizontal, by clicking the Text Orientation button in the option bar.