[dba-Tech] In Word - Upside Down Text?

Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com
Thu Jan 1 07:27:40 CST 2009


Hi again Dan,

I've sent you an example of this, off-list.

Tina

Tina Norris Fields wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> You can rotate WordArt in Word 2003 to any degree you want.  The only 
> thing I find that might interfere has to do with the text wrapping 
> around it.  When you put WordArt in line with text, the handles for 
> turning it don't show up.  Go into the Format WordArt dialog box and 
> change the text wrapping to something else, like in front of text, for 
> instance, then click the WordArt object, grab the green dot above it and 
> drag until you rotate it 180 degrees.  It works.
> Tina
>
>
> Dan Waters wrote:
>   
>> Hi Rusty - I spoke too quickly.  What I should have said is that the ability
>> to make upside-down text using WordArt is not in Word 2003.  From the first
>> reference that Bobby Heid gave you used to be able to do this using WordArt
>> in Word 95 and previous, but not since then.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] In Word - Upside Down Text?
>>
>> Dan, from Word 2003 help:
>>
>>
>> 	1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Insert WordArt . 
>> Note  The Drawing toolbar appears in the lower left 
>> corner of the program window. If you don't see the Drawing toolbar, on the
>> View menu, point to Toolbars, 
>> and then click Drawing.
>> 	2. Click the WordArt (WordArt: Text objects you create with
>> ready-made 
>> effects to which you can apply additional formatting options.) effect you
>> want, and then click OK. 
>> 	3. In the Edit WordArt Text dialog box, type the text you want. 
>> 	4. Do any of the following: 
>> 	* To change the font type, in the Font list, select a font. 
>> 	* To change the font size, in the Size list, select a size. 
>> 	* To make text bold, click the Bold button. 
>> 	* To make text italic, click the Italic button
>> HTH
>>
>> Rusty
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] In Word - Upside Down Text?
>>
>> Each of these solutions will work!  
>>
>> This also explained WordArt - which unfortunately is not in Word 2003.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] In Word - Upside Down Text?
>>
>> Here's some ways I found (none of them really a good solution):
>> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/DrwGrphcs/UpsideDownText.htm
>> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=251
>>
>> Bobby
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] In Word - Upside Down Text?
>>
>> You'd think there would be a way to put upside down text in a cell in a
>> table, but I can't find it.
>>
>> Can this be done?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
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