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Upside down text?

Anonymous
2013-03-13T21:56:08+00:00

Hello! I am using one of the templates on Microsoft Word 2010 to create an invitation. The invitation will be folded into four (hot dog style and then hamburger style). In order to get that kind of invitation, two of the boxes have to have upside down text. I have tried creating a text box so that I could just rotate it when I was done, but the text inside stays the same direction....Is there another template on Word that will be simpler to use? Or can I just flip the text upside down?

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  1. Jay Freedman 207.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2013-03-13T22:23:57+00:00

    First, set the document orientation to landscape. Insert four text boxes, or insert a 2x2 table -- either will work for this.

    In the two boxes or cells on the left, click the Text Direction button (for a table, it's on the Table Tools > Layout tab; for text boxes, it's on the Drawing Tools > Format tab) and choose the option that places the bottoms of the letters toward the left edge of the paper. In the two boxes or cells on the right, click Text Direction and choose the opposite direction.

    Type the text you want in each text box or cell, and turn off or reformat the borders as desired.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-13T22:24:30+00:00

    If you are creating a new text box in the template and you are not able to rotate it, try creating the text box in a new document. You should be able to rotate the text in the text box by moving the little green circle located just above the center of the box. Once you have it set, Copy it and Paste it into your invitation template. When you Paste, choose "Paste Special" to have the text box paste with the rotation function intact.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-13T22:38:38+00:00

    Thank you very much!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-13T22:38:13+00:00

    Thank you so much for your answer! It was extremely helpful! :)

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