Can Text Direction be applied via Styles and Formatting?

[mark_on_web]

Hi there,

I would like to set up the header row in a 4 column table such that the last
3 columns have the text in a vertical orientation.

I know it can be done manually by selecting the three cells and then
"Format/Text Direction". But can it be done by applying a Formatting Style?

When I modify the style (I call it "Cell Vertical"), there are many
formatting options available, but no option to change the text direction.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Hi there,

I would like to set up the header row in a 4 column table such that the last
3 columns have the text in a vertical orientation.

I know it can be done manually by selecting the three cells and then
"Format/Text Direction". But can it be done by applying a Formatting Style?

When I modify the style (I call it "Cell Vertical"), there are many
formatting options available, but no option to change the text direction.

formatting options available, but no option to change the text direction.

is your answer!

As far as I know, text direction is a property of the cell or textbox, not
of the paragraph.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mark,

In general, text rotation direction is a container property. You can define the text rotation direction of a table cell, text
box/shape or a Word document section and its content.

Text input direction, rather than rotation
(i.e. Left-to-Right or Right-to-rand Left) can be part of a formatting style.

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Hi there,

I would like to set up the header row in a 4 column table such that the last
3 columns have the text in a vertical orientation.

I know it can be done manually by selecting the three cells and then
"Format/Text Direction". But can it be done by applying a Formatting Style?

When I modify the style (I call it "Cell Vertical"), there are many
formatting options available, but no option to change the text direction.

Thanks for your help. <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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