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Old November 15th, 2009, 03:04 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
JB Head[_2_]
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Default Inserting text along the side margin of the page

How can I insert text along a side edge of a document [as if it were written
in a landscape view while the rest of the document remains in a portaint
view] ?

I love making an odd piece or two in a Word doc...!

Thanks, all!
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Old November 15th, 2009, 03:44 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Jay Freedman
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Default Inserting text along the side margin of the page

Insert a text box or a one-cell table. Right-click the empty paragraph
mark inside it and choose Text Direction to turn it 90 degrees. You
can turn off the borders if you don't want them.

For text that isn't turned 90 degrees, a frame is better -- see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm.

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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:01 -0800, JB Head
wrote:

How can I insert text along a side edge of a document [as if it were written
in a landscape view while the rest of the document remains in a portaint
view] ?

I love making an odd piece or two in a Word doc...!

Thanks, all!

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Old November 15th, 2009, 06:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Inserting text along the side margin of the page

Note that you can also rotate text in a frame, though you have to use the
Format | Text Direction command, as there's no toolbar with that button on
it, and it's not on the shortcut menu.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Insert a text box or a one-cell table. Right-click the empty paragraph
mark inside it and choose Text Direction to turn it 90 degrees. You
can turn off the borders if you don't want them.

For text that isn't turned 90 degrees, a frame is better -- see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:01 -0800, JB Head
wrote:

How can I insert text along a side edge of a document [as if it were
written
in a landscape view while the rest of the document remains in a portaint
view] ?

I love making an odd piece or two in a Word doc...!

Thanks, all!



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Old November 15th, 2009, 04:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Jay Freedman
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Default Inserting text along the side margin of the page

And in Word 2007 it's worse than that:

- When the cursor is in a text box, the Text Box Tools tab appears on
the ribbon, and the Text Direction button is on it.

- When the cursor is in a table, the Table Tools Layout tab appears,
and the Text Direction button is there, too.

- But when the cursor is in a frame, that button isn't shown on any
tab. You can prepare for it by right-clicking the button in one of the
other places (or by going to the Customize dialog) and adding it to
the Quick Access Toolbar.

--
Jay

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:16:09 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Note that you can also rotate text in a frame, though you have to use the
Format | Text Direction command, as there's no toolbar with that button on
it, and it's not on the shortcut menu.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
.. .
Insert a text box or a one-cell table. Right-click the empty paragraph
mark inside it and choose Text Direction to turn it 90 degrees. You
can turn off the borders if you don't want them.

For text that isn't turned 90 degrees, a frame is better -- see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:01 -0800, JB Head
wrote:

How can I insert text along a side edge of a document [as if it were
written
in a landscape view while the rest of the document remains in a portaint
view] ?

I love making an odd piece or two in a Word doc...!

Thanks, all!


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Old November 15th, 2009, 04:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Inserting text along the side margin of the page

Yeppers. I guess that's why that button is on my QAT, not that I use Word
2007 enough for it to matter, nor have I ever (to my knowledge) rotated text
in a frame! (Actually, I think it's a residue of experimenting with all the
various Text Direction options in the Customize dialog to figure out what
each one did.)

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
And in Word 2007 it's worse than that:

- When the cursor is in a text box, the Text Box Tools tab appears on
the ribbon, and the Text Direction button is on it.

- When the cursor is in a table, the Table Tools Layout tab appears,
and the Text Direction button is there, too.

- But when the cursor is in a frame, that button isn't shown on any
tab. You can prepare for it by right-clicking the button in one of the
other places (or by going to the Customize dialog) and adding it to
the Quick Access Toolbar.

--
Jay

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:16:09 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Note that you can also rotate text in a frame, though you have to use the
Format | Text Direction command, as there's no toolbar with that button on
it, and it's not on the shortcut menu.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
. ..
Insert a text box or a one-cell table. Right-click the empty paragraph
mark inside it and choose Text Direction to turn it 90 degrees. You
can turn off the borders if you don't want them.

For text that isn't turned 90 degrees, a frame is better -- see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:01 -0800, JB Head
wrote:

How can I insert text along a side edge of a document [as if it were
written
in a landscape view while the rest of the document remains in a portaint
view] ?

I love making an odd piece or two in a Word doc...!

Thanks, all!



 




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