Read the steps to understand how you can easily align text inside a table. The picture below shows you a different direction and alignment of the text. Each row is divided into three columns to change text alignment to the Left, Center, or Right of a cell. It is divided into three rows, where you can Align Top, Center, or Bottom. After you decide on the text direction, you should choose the text alignment. Luckily, there are nine icons to click on, which you can find in the Alignment ribbon. It is better to align the text after you change the text direction. In our case, it is called Align Top Right. There are nine options to choose from: top, bottom, left, center, or right in a cell. The small icon next to it shows the text’s alignment, which tells you where to place it in a cell. You can see that the Text Direction icon is now facing vertically downwards. The picture below shows you the steps to change the orientation of the text of multiple cells inside a table in Microsoft Word. If you keep clicking, it will return the text to the original state.
Read the article on how to insert a table in Microsoft Word if you don’t know it. Read the steps below to change text directions in a table in Microsoft Word.īefore you start doing anything, you must have inserted a table in your Word document. It can help you to make a table look smaller. If you have created a table in your Word document, you can also write text vertically. The picture below shows you how the letters will be stacked under each other. It will automatically change the letters to the next line as the box narrows. If you clicked on the down-right corner then you should drag it to the left and down. Click on one of the text box’s edges and drag it to the left or right to make it smaller.
Once you are finished, you can resize the text box by selecting one of the four bullet points on the edges. We have written the same word again Unbelievable. Now you can write text inside the text box. It will insert a simple text box in your Word document.