How to Rotate Text in Word

This guide explains how to rotate Text in Word, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

1. Rotate text direction with text as a specific object

To rotate text direction with text that is an object in Textbox or an art word, you do as follows:

Select the object to rotate -> go to Format -> Rorate -> select the rotation angle to suit your requirements with the following options:

- Rorate right 90: Rotate right 90 degrees

- Rorate left 90: Rotate left 90 degrees

- Flip Vertical: Rotate the text in the vertical direction

- Flip Horizontal: Rotate text horizontally.

The example here performs left rotation of the object 90 degrees:

The results turned 90 degrees to the left:

If you want to rotate the text at a different angle than the default, click More Rorate option:

The dialog box appears in Rorate, enter the measure of the angle to be rotated for the object -> click OK:

As a result, you also rotated the text direction according to the angle entered:

In addition, you can manipulate directly on the object without having to use any tab on the toolbar by keeping left clicking on the circle icon of the object -> rotate as you like for the object:

2. Rotate the text direction with text as the content of the chart

Above, I guide rotate the text direction for specific objects, in case of rotating the text direction in the table, you perform a very simple operation. Select the text to rotate -> right-click and select Text Direction.

The dialog box displays a click on the direction of the text to be rotated -> click the OK button:

Or you go to the layout tab -> Aligment -> click on Text Direction until you get the desired text direction:

The result you have rotated text is in the table:

Above is how to rotate words in Word version 2016. I wish you success!