Sometimes when working in Word, you need to change the direction of the text. This is done either with text boxes or shapes, or table cells. We will show you both ways.
Change the direction of text in a text box or shape
You can change the direction of text in a text box or shape. To do this, insert a text field using the tool text Box (Text field), which is located in the section Text (Text) tab Insertion (Insert). The shape can be inserted using the tool Shapes (Shapes) in the section Illustrations (Illustrations) on the same tab. Enter text in the text box or shape. Make sure the text box or shape is selected and click the tab Drawing Tools / Format (Drawing Tools / Format).
In section Text (Text) tabs Size (Format) click Text Direction (Text Direction) and select the desired text rotation option. The pictures to the right of the command names show how the text will look if one or another rotation option is selected.
Now the text is rotated and the text field has changed its shape accordingly:
In addition, you can adjust the text rotation by selecting the item Text Direction Options (Text Direction) from the drop down menu Text Direction (Text direction).
In the dialog box that appears, under Orientation (Orientation) shows the possible options for rotating the text. In chapter Preview (Sample), on the right side of the dialog box, shows the result of the rotation. Select the appropriate option and click OK.
Change text direction in table cells
You can also change the text direction in one or more table cells. To do this, select the cells in which you want to change the text direction, and go to the tab Table Tools / Layout (Working with tables / Layout).
In section Alignment (Alignment) click Text Direction (Text direction).
Each time you click this button, a new text direction is applied. Click on it several times to select the one you want.
Another way to set the desired direction for the text in the table is to right-click the selected text directly in the table and select Text Direction (Text Direction) in the context menu that appears.