Vertically Align Text

[Click5F96]

I need to center align text vertically in a text box in Illustrator. I see how to do this with vertically oriented text. But how can I achieve this with regular, horizontal oriented area text box?

Thanks!

[Kurt Gold]

Which version of Illustrator are you using?

Also, you may look here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/text-alignment-vertical-help/td-p/9306938

[Click5F96]

I am using Illustrator v 26.0

[Bill Silbert]

With the text box selected go to Type>Area Type Options. You will get the Area Type Options dialog window. In there you can set the Horizontal alignment to center as shown in the screenshot.

[Click5F96]

I have seen this panel. And aligning horizontal center has no effect. Either way, I need to align on the vertical axis. When using vertically aligned text that panel will switch to the vertical aligning options but not for horizontal text.

Thanks though.