Change the orientation of text

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Change the orientation of text

You can change the text orientation in drawing objects, such as text boxes, shapes, and callouts, or in table cells so that the text is displayed vertically or horizontally.

Text orientation: horizontal, vertical from top to bottom, and vertical from bottom to top

  1. Click the drawing object or table cell that contains the text you want to change.
  2. On the Format menu, click Text Direction.
  3. Click the orientation you want.