Rotated text in Word 2003

[ever90321@mypacks.net]

Hi,



I've done a number of web searches, trying to find the best way to

created rotated text (at any angle) in Word 2003. There are several

ways to do this, but so far, none have been exactly what I want. Here

is what I've tried:



1) I tried the Copy text, then Paste Special -> Windows Metafile

trick, and this works fine on the screen, but when printed, the text

appears as a garbled mess. This is on two completely different

printers, so I don't think it's a driver issue.



2) I then tried Copy, Paste Special again, using the Metafile above as

the source, but this time choosing PNG or GIF from the list. This

works, but the output is blocky and not anti-aliased. I suppose I

could try cleaning it up in a paint program, but I don't really want

to do this.



3) I tried WordArt for the very first time, and this prints fine,

except the WordArt options are all for highly stylized text. Is there

no way to create "plain" WordArt ?



If anyone has other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.



Thanks!

Todd

 

[ybS2okj]

Have you tried formatting your text in Excel and then paste Special in Word?

You can do this quite easily like this:



1) Enter your text in excel in the normal way;

2) Expand or AutoFit the column of your text;

3) Now go to Format, Cells, Alignment tab

4) Change the degrees from the drop down box up or down.

5) Once satisfied, copy the entire cell (CTRL+C)

6) Go to Word and Edit, Paste Special, Select Microsoft Office Excel Object

7) You are done.



hth





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news:49ffd50c-8c5f-4752-bb3c-6eedb59f558a@15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> I've done a number of web searches, trying to find the best way to

> created rotated text (at any angle) in Word 2003. There are several

> ways to do this, but so far, none have been exactly what I want. Here

> is what I've tried:

>

> 1) I tried the Copy text, then Paste Special -> Windows Metafile

> trick, and this works fine on the screen, but when printed, the text

> appears as a garbled mess. This is on two completely different

> printers, so I don't think it's a driver issue.

>

> 2) I then tried Copy, Paste Special again, using the Metafile above as

> the source, but this time choosing PNG or GIF from the list. This

> works, but the output is blocky and not anti-aliased. I suppose I

> could try cleaning it up in a paint program, but I don't really want

> to do this.

>

> 3) I tried WordArt for the very first time, and this prints fine,

> except the WordArt options are all for highly stylized text. Is there

> no way to create "plain" WordArt ?

>

> If anyone has other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.

>

> Thanks!

> Todd

 

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wrote in message

news:49ffd50c-8c5f-4752-bb3c-6eedb59f558a@15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> I've done a number of web searches, trying to find the best way to

> created rotated text (at any angle) in Word 2003. There are several

> ways to do this, but so far, none have been exactly what I want. Here

> is what I've tried:

>

> 1) I tried the Copy text, then Paste Special -> Windows Metafile

> trick, and this works fine on the screen, but when printed, the text

> appears as a garbled mess. This is on two completely different

> printers, so I don't think it's a driver issue.

>

> 2) I then tried Copy, Paste Special again, using the Metafile above as

> the source, but this time choosing PNG or GIF from the list. This

> works, but the output is blocky and not anti-aliased. I suppose I

> could try cleaning it up in a paint program, but I don't really want

> to do this.

>

> 3) I tried WordArt for the very first time, and this prints fine,

> except the WordArt options are all for highly stylized text. Is there

> no way to create "plain" WordArt ?

>

> If anyone has other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.

>

> Thanks!

> Todd



In Word Art choose the shape from the gallery on the top line with the

curved text (middle position.) Once the text is on the screen then choose

to edit Word Art Shape and choose the straight line (top left icon.) Once

that is done then you select the Edit Text icon and set the Font and also

the size of the text in points. This is as close to freely rotating

standard text as you will find in Word.