In the Format Shape pane on the right, select Text Options. Select the third icon, Textbox, and then select the option that you want from the Text direction list.

Select the Rotation handle at the top of the text box and then drag in the direction that you want. To constrain the rotation to 15-degree angles, hold the shift key while you drag the rotation handle.

Drag the text box handle on the right toward the left until the text box is narrow and the text appears stacked. Position the text box handles to contain the vertically stacked text if necessary.

Under Orientation on the right side, in the Degrees box, use the up or down arrow to set the exact number of degrees that you want to rotate the selected cell text.

Horizontal alignment determines how the left and right edges of a paragraph fit between the margins, while vertical alignment determines the placement of the text between the upper and lower margins.

You can use WordArt to create a vertical line of text in which words or letters are stacked on top of each other from top to bottom. On the Insert tab, click WordArt.

Flip an object You can create the effect of a mirror image or flip an object upside-down (invert it) by using the Flip tools. Select the object to rotate. Go to Shape Format, Drawing Tools or Picture Tools …

In SmartArt graphics, you can rotate the text vertically to present it sideways or to save space, without rotating the whole object or image. In a SmartArt graphic, place your cursor in the text that you want …

Go to Insert > Text Box and then select either Draw Text Box (where the text aligns horizontally on the page) or Vertical Text Box (where the text aligns vertically on the page).

On the Border tab, apply vertical borders to the left, right, and middle of the range. On the Alignment tab, in the Orientation box, enter a degree value or drag the indicator to the angle that you want.