Show All

Hide All

1. Click the Text tool .
2. Click and drag until the text block (text block: The text area associated with a shape that appears when you click the shape with the text tool or select it with the pointer tool.) is the size you want, and then release the mouse button.
3. Type the text you want.
4. Click the Change Text Direction tool . The text rotates 90° clockwise and appears in a vertical font.

Note  To display the Change Text Direction tool, on the Tools menu, click Options, click the Regional tab, and, in the Asian text list, click Show.

5. To add lines of text, simply type.
6. To change the alignment of the text, do one of the following:
• To align the text to the top of the text block, click Align Top .
• To align the text to the bottom of the text block, click Align Bottom .
• To center the text in the text block, click Align Middle .

Tip

To restore the horizontal orientation of text in a shape that has vertical text, select the shape, and then click the Change Text Direction tool . The shape's text rotates counterclockwise 90° and appears in a horizontal font.