Rotate or invert text

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Rotate text in a text box by 180 degrees

Word has no built-in function to invert text, to rotate it by 180 degrees or produce mirror imaged text. A simple solution is to select the text and its box and copy to the clipboard then paste into a graphics application, such as Windows Paint. There, there are tools to flip or rotate the text according to requirements. The downside is that the text becomes no longer editable.

Copy the flipped text back to the clipboard then paste the result back into Word. You may lose some resolution. If this is unacceptable, there is no real alternative to creating a higher resolution image in a graphics application, such as Corel Draw or Photoshop, and inserting that image into Word, but see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrwGrphcs/UpsideDownText.htm for a few more ideas

Free rotation of text in Word 2002/3
  Word 2002 and 2003 have another trick up their sleeve that gives variable results. Select the required text and cut to the clipboard (CTRL+X). Then Edit > paste special > as a picture:

 

 

 

You can then select the text for further processing. Right click and Format picture.

 

You can choose any option except 'in line with text', which will change the 'handles' around the 'picture'.

 

The green handle will allow you to rotate the image. Click and drag the handle in the required direction.

Note:

Some printers, but by no means all, offer the opportunity to produce mirror imaged text, by utilizing a feature intended for the printing of iron-on transfers.