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This Excel tutorial explains how to rotate text in a cell in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

See solution in other versions of Excel:

  • Excel 2013
  • Excel 2011 for Mac
  • Excel 2010
  • Excel 2007
  • Excel 2003

Question: How do I rotate text in a cell in Microsoft Excel 2016?

Answer: Select the cell(s) that you wish to rotate the text for. In this example, we've selected cell A3.

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Right-click and then select "Format Cells" from the popup menu.

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When the Format Cells window appears, select the Alignment tab. Then set the number of degrees that you wish to rotate the text. This value ranges from 90 degrees to -90 degrees for Orientation. In this example, we've selected 90 Degrees for the Orientation.

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Now when you return to your spreadsheet, the text should be rotated.

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Excel 2016 Basics

  • Font
  • Font Color
  • Font Size
  • Background Color
  • Format Text
  • Border
  • Wrap Text
  • Align Top
  • Center Across
  • Merge Cells
  • Merge Wrap
  • Strikethrough
  • Subscript
  • Superscript
  • Rotate Text
  • Format Painter
  • Comment Indicator
  • Hide Formulas
  • Protect Cell
  • Validate Max Length
  • Validate Numbers
  • Validate Exact Length
  • Insert Row
  • Delete Row
  • Row Height
  • Hide Row
  • Unhide Row
  • Unhide Row 1
  • Insert Column
  • Delete Column
  • Column Width
  • Hide Column
  • Unhide Column
  • Unhide Column A
  • Unhide Right Columns
  • Insert Sheet
  • Delete Sheet
  • Rename Sheet
  • Hide Sheet
  • Unhide Sheet
  • Create Hyperlink
  • Delete Hyperlink
  • Copy Range
  • Move Range
  • Add Named Range
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Excel 2016 Pivot Tables

  • Create Pivot Table
  • Change Data Source
  • Refresh Pivot Table
  • Remove Col Grand Totals
  • Remove Row Grand Totals
  • Show Top 10
  • Show Bottom 10
  • Handle Errors
  • Handle Empty Cells
  • Hide Value
  • Unhide Value
  • Hide Blanks
  • Change Name
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Excel 2016 VBA Environ.

  • Introduction
  • Open VBA
  • Project Explorer
  • Properties Window
  • Code Window
  • Immediate Window
  • Watch Window
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Excel 2016 VBA Debugging

  • Introduction
  • Set Breakpoint
  • Clear Breakpoint
  • Clear All Breakpoints
  • Debug Mode
  • Check Values
  • Immediate Window
  • Add Watch
  • Move through Code
  • Step Into
  • Step Over
  • Continue
  • Halt
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  • Bar Chart
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