Text is default rotated- how do I change back?

I have the weirdest problem, and what’s weirder is that I can’t find any other postings about it anywhere.

When I select the text tool in Flash and click on screen to type, my text box is default rotated 90˚ clockwise. In addition, the text is default bottom aligned so when you hit return, the next line is above the first line. So, simply rotating it back doesn’t fix the problem.

Even my properties box align buttons are rotated:

I should add that the little rotation button you see for “orientation” is not the fix- it rotates individual letters.

I can’t find anything in the menus, toolbars or preferences to change this… help!

I’m using Flash CS4 on Mac.

Thanks.