How to Write Vertically in Excel (Quick and Easy)

Today we’ll have a look at how to write vertically in Excel. Let’s start!

If you want to write a piece of text vertically in some of the cells in a data table, first you need to select the cells where you want the vertical text to appear.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - select the cells where you want the vertical text to appear

How to Merge Cells in Excel

Next, merge the cells using the option ‘Merge & Center’ here at the top of the window.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - select the option ‘Merge & Center’
How to Write Vertically in Excel - merged cells

To learn more about how to merge cells, check out another tutorial by EasyClick Academy which you can find under the title ‘How to Merge Cells in Excel’. The link to the tutorial is in the list below.

Once merged, click into the cells and type in the text you need to display vertically.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - type in the text you need to display vertically

How to Display Text Vertically

Then click on the text again and up here on the Ribbon click on the option ‘Orientation’. Now you can choose the exact way the text will be displayed.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - click on the option ‘Orientation’

The text can appear vertically like this, or you can use the option ‘Rotate Text Up’ or click on another option – ‘Rotate Text Down’.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - ‘Rotate Text Up’
How to Write Vertically in Excel - Rotate Text Down

Of course, the text can be aligned in any way you need.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - text can be aligned in any way you need

You can also change its size or modify it as necessary.

How to Write Vertically in Excel - you can also change its size

And if you’d like to know how to rotate texts at various angles, we recommend look at the tutorial titled How to Change Text Direction in Excel. The link to this tutorial can also be found in the list below.

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