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I want to set up several large blocks of copy with these requirements:
- the baselines of the text are at an angle on the page
- the left and right edges of the text block are bang-on horizontal (aligned with the guides in the screenshot below)
- the text block can be enlarged or reduced without changing the angle of the left and right edges
- the letterforms themselves are not distorted
This screenshot shows what I'm after.
This screenshot shows the actual bounding box for the text block.
This screenshot shows how the angle of the text box changes when I change its size.
I think Illustrator has some sort of function that allows you to “zero” (reset any transformations to a 90-degree grid) an object after it’s been transformed. Not finding anything at all like that in InDesign. Nor am I finding any means to set a custom constrain angle which would allow me to use the direct selection tool (the white arrow) to change height or width with confidence.
I would appreciate any tips! Thanks for your attention.

I do it with the example of turning. Skewing works the same way.
1. Draw your rectangle, I applied a text frame based baseline grid (textframe options)
2. With the selection tool or with the transform tool turn the whole frame in a direction, you can do it also with entering the value in the Transform Panel, what I would recommend.
3. Now select the Direct selection tool (white arrow) and hold down the ALT key and klick on the frame. Now only the frame is selected. Turn it back in the other direction, or insert the value into the transform panel.
I have also another method to offer:
Draw the main frame with the text tool.
Draw a small frame above, it must be much smaller than the main frame.
Turn the small frame in the direction you want to go the text.
Select both frames.
Go to the Pathfinder > Add.
Now you can add text or select a text frame based baseline grid. It will do the same as above. Maybe simpler.

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