leader text vertical justification

[cadman777]

IV2010
Will someone please tell me how to make a leader and it's text go in the vertical direction?
I tried for the 10th time today, since release 10 to figure this out, and can't, and always resort to a symbol.
I'd like the leader text to do this through a style, if possible.
If not, then I'd like to do it through a leader any way I can.
Cheers ... Chris

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[cadman777]

Dennis,
Thanks, I NEVER would've figured out that combination-lock.
Now, when I delete the leader, the text flops to normal orientation.
How do I fix that, so the text stays vertical?
What I was hoping was to create a text style of any orientation I wanted (in this case, vertical, starting from down and going up); then create a leader style that goes in any direction I want; then combine the, and have the leader & text orientation that I want, with all the options of the leader.
Any way to accomplish either or both of the above?
Cheers ... Chris Edited by: cadman777 on Feb 22, 2010 11:19 AM

[Anonymous]

Create a new Style. See attached...

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[cadman777]

Dennis,
Thanks for the clarification.
See attached what I'm trying to accomplish.
Also, I want to make the text go at any angel.
None of the combinations of options seem to do it.
Any ideas?
Cheers ... Chris

[Anonymous]

The text alignment on leaders is controlled by the leader line. Delete
the leader line and text reverts BACK to its normal orientation. The fix
is a new vertical text style. See attached.
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[cadman777]

Thanks Dennis,
Before posting on the forum I tried combining a vertical text style w/the leader.
I couldn't find any options to orient the leader tag-end (to vertical or whatever).
I noticed, during the process, that the leader tag-end can go vertical & horizontal in either direction.
So I figured I could create a vertical text style and use it with the leader in the dimension style options, under a new dim style, such that, whatever directions I put the leader tag-end, the text would follow, provided I linked the vertical text style to the leader in the dim style options (see my previous post's pic).
However, I can't figure out a way to get the text to be vertical, while the leader goes in any direction, and points to whatever I want.
We do this in order to fit notes and such to drawings that have tight spacing between annotations.
The big question now is this:
Is what I want to do possible in IV2010?
Cheers ... Chris