Applies ToPowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for the web

  1. Right-click the text box or shape and select Format Shape.

  2. In the Format Shape pane, select Text Options and choose  The Text Effects icon. Text Effects.

  3. Under 3-D Rotation, set Z Rotation to the angle you want, in degrees.

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Change the direction of text 

Flip text horizontally or vertically

  1. Control-click the text box or shape and select Format Shape.

  2. In the Format Shape pane, select Text Options and choose  The Text Effects icon. Text Effects.

  3. Under 3-D Rotation, set Z Rotation to the angle you want, in degrees.

More options

Change the direction of text 

Flip text horizontally or vertically

Rotating text isn't currently possible in PowerPoint for the web. You can, however, rotate text in the PowerPoint desktop app.

  • To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select Editing button pencil icon Editing and choose Open in Desktop App.

    PowerPoint Open Desktop app menu item​​​​​​​

Don't have the PowerPoint desktop app? Try or buy Microsoft 365.

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