To create text on a path so that the text orientation is parallel to the baseline, which tool should you use?

• A. Horizontal Type Tool
• B. Pen Tool
• C. Type on a Path Tool
• D. Vertical Type Tool

Answer: (D)

When you want text to run along a baseline in a vertical direction, the Vertical Type Tool is used. It creates letters arranged top to bottom along a vertical axis, keeping the orientation parallel to a vertical baseline. This is different from the Horizontal Type Tool, which keeps text left-to-right across the page, and from the Type on a Path approach, which wraps text along a curve or path. So for a vertical alignment where the baseline runs vertically, the Vertical Type Tool gives the correct, upright orientation.