How to Rotate the Font in Word

There are a number of ways to rotate a font in Word.

When you type in Microsoft Word, the letters seem firmly affixed to the paper. Sometimes you need to rotate text to add pizzazz to your document. You cannot rotate a font on a page without putting the text in an object. Once you've put text in an object such as a text box, shape or WordArt, you can flip, rotate and mirror it, no matter what font you choose. Text in an object can have different font styles, sizes, shapes and colors that can be rotated in many directions.

Instructions

Text Box Rotation

1. Open Word and the document you want to work on. Click on the "Insert" tab and then click on the "Text Box" drop-down menu in the Text group. You can select any of the text box thumbnails or draw your own text box.

2. Type or paste the text you want to rotate into the text box. Select the text and then click on the "Home" tab. Choose the font, size and color you want in the Font group.

3. Select the text box and click on the "Format" tab, which appears when you select an object, such as a text box or graphic. Click the "Text Direction" in the Text Group.

Rotate a Shape with Text

1. Start Word and the document to work with. Click on the "Insert" tab, and then click on the "Shapes" drop-down menu in the Illustrations group. You can select any of the shape thumbnails that allow text, such as basic shapes, callouts and block arrows.

2. Draw the shape to the size you want on your document by holding down the left mouse button and dragging. With the handles still selected, click "Add Text" in the Insert Shapes group on the Format tab. Type in the text you want.

3. Select the text and format the font by clicking on the "Home" tab and then clicking selections in the Font group to change the font style, color and size.

4. Rotate the font by selecting the shape and clicking the "Format" tab. Click "Text Direction" in the Text group to rotate only the font inside the shape. To rotate the shape, click on the shape. Move your mouse over the green handle on the shape so it turns into a counterclockwise arrow. Hold your left mouse button to rotate the shape. This moves the shape, but does not rotate the text.

Rotating WordArt

1. Open Word and the document you want to work on. Click on the "Insert" tab and then click on "WordArt" in the Text group.

2. Click on any WordArt thumbnail to bring up the WordArt dialog box. Type or paste the text you want to rotate. Click on the "Font" drop-down menu in the dialog box to choose a font and then click "OK."

3. Rotate the font by selecting the "WordArt" and then clicking the "Format" tab. Click the "Rotate" drop-down list in the Arrange group and select how you want to rotate the font, such as "Rotate Right 900" or "Flip Vertical."

References

• Rotate or Flip a Picture, Shape, or WordArt in Word 2007
• How to Insert and Modify WordArt Objects in Microsoft Word
• Dummies: Formatting Text Boxes in Word 2007