Character Rotation

The real tip here is to make sure you don't miss this feature because it's not in the standard view of the Character palette. It's called the Character Rotation field, and it lets you rotate characters (duh) relative to the baseline of the text. To access the control, make sure the Character palette is in its full view by choosing it from the Window menu under Type. When the palette appears, choose Show Options from the flyout menu. You can either highlight individual characters with the Type tool (T) or select an entire block of text with the Selection tool (V), and then pick an angle of rotation from the field's pop-up menu or enter the value you want in the field.