Lay Table Text For Free

Select the text that you want to convert, and then click Insert > Table > Convert Text to Table. In the Convert Text to Table box, choose the options you want. Under Table size, make sure the numbers match the numbers of columns and rows you want. In the Fixed column width box, type or select a value.

Select a cell, row, column, or a range. > Format Cell Alignment. Under Orientation on the right side, in the Degrees box, use the up or down arrow to set the exact number of degrees that you want to rotate the selected cell text.

Text Alignment Click the Layout tab in the Table Tools ribbon group. Expand the Alignment group, if necessary. There are nine alignment options, letting you align the content to either side of a cell, any corner, or center it in the middle of the cell. Select an alignment option.

How to center text in the cells of a Word table Highlight the table's contents by holding the cursor down and moving it over all the cells. To move the text to the center horizontally, click the center alignment icon under "Paragraph." To move the text to the center vertically, right-click and select "Table Properties."

Enter the text in the shape or text box or table cell, and then select the text. Ctrl+Click the selected text, and then select Format Shape. On the Text Box tab in the dialog box, choose a direction from the Text Direction box.

Do one of the following steps: Select the text box, and then go to Shape Format or Drawing Tools Format > Rotate. Use any of the rotate commands in the list. Manually rotate the text box by selecting the text box rotation handle and dragging in the direction you want.

You can change text direction by following these steps: Right-click your mouse on the cell whose text direction you want to change. A Context menu appears. Choose Text Direction from the Context menu. The Text Direction dialog box appears. ... Select the Orientation you want used for your text. When satisfied, click on OK.