To Set the Obliquing Angle in a Text Style

The obliquing angle determines the forward or backward slant of the text. The angle represents the offset from 90 degrees.

Entering a value between -85 and 85 makes the text oblique. A positive obliquing angle slants text to the right. A negative obliquing angle slants text to the left.

1. Click Home tabAnnotation panelText Style.At the Command prompt, enter style.
2. In the Text Style dialog box, select a text style from the Style Name list.
3. Under Effects, enter an angle between -85 and 85 in the Oblique Angle box.

   A positive value slants text to the right. A negative value slants text to the left.

4. To update existing text that uses this text style, click Apply.
5. Click Close.