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Rotate text in a text box by
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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. |
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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 |
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| Free rotation of text in Word 2002/3 |
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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: |
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You can then select the text
for further processing. Right click and Format picture. |
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You can choose any option
except 'in line with text', which will change the 'handles' around the
'picture'. |
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The green handle will allow
you to rotate the image. Click and drag the handle in the required
direction. |
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| 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. |
