How to change text direction in word from vertical to horizontal

Microsoft Word doesn’t permit changing the direction of normal paragraph text.

However, it does permit you to change the direction of text in case of Tables, shapes, or text boxes. Whether you want to change the text from Vertical to Horizontal or vice versa, it’s possible with shapes and tables.

With that being said, I’ll demonstrate how you can leverage tables, shapes or text boxes to change text directions in Word.

Change text direction in Shapes

To change text direction in Word using shapes or text boxes, obey the following instructions.

First insert a rectangular shape or text box that will contain the text.

If you don’t know the steps to insert shapes in Word, follow the steps below:

• Click on the Insert tab.
• Click on the Shapes button in the Illustrations group.
• Select and draw the rectangle shape.

This is the shape that will contain the text. Don’t worry if you have a colored shape, I’ll soon show you how to remove the shape border and color shading so that it be visible.

• Right-Click on the rectangle and select
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