why does text wrap

[Craig]

Hi,
I am new to Visio and have a basic question. I created a basic rectangle
shape (the "Process" shape). I then added text to the shape. The rectangle is
tall and thin, and so I rotated the text by right-clicking the rectangle and
selecting Shape > Rotate Text.

The problem is that the text does not run the length of the rectangle, after
the rotation. In fact, it wraps quite soon. I find that the more narrow I
make the rectangle, the worse the wrapping problem becomes, even though I
have not altered the length of the rectangle. It seems that Visio regards the
width of the rectangle as the margins, even though the text runs lengh-wise.

How do I stop the text from wrapping, so that it runs the length of the
rectangle?

 

[Paul Herber]

Hi,
I am new to Visio and have a basic question. I created a basic rectangle
shape (the "Process" shape). I then added text to the shape. The rectangle is
tall and thin, and so I rotated the text by right-clicking the rectangle and
selecting Shape > Rotate Text.

The problem is that the text does not run the length of the rectangle, after
the rotation. In fact, it wraps quite soon. I find that the more narrow I
make the rectangle, the worse the wrapping problem becomes, even though I
have not altered the length of the rectangle. It seems that Visio regards the
width of the rectangle as the margins, even though the text runs lengh-wise.

How do I stop the text from wrapping, so that it runs the length of the
rectangle?

menu
Window -> Show Shapesheet
down near the bottom of the new window is the Text Transform section.
Change the cell TxtWidth from Width*1 to Height*1