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

  1. Select the shape or text box that contains the text.

  2. On the Shape Format tab, in the Arrange group, select   Rotate.

  3. Select the option you want. 

    Important: The Flip Horizontal option has no effect on the direction of text. To reverse the direction of text, select Shape Format > Rotate > More Rotation Options. In the Format Shape pane, select Text Options > Text effects button Text Effects > 3-D Rotation, then set X Rotation to 180°.

  1. Select the shape or text box that contains the text.

  2. On the Shape Format tab, select   Rotate.

  3. Select the option you want. 

    Important: The Flip Horizontal option has no effect on the direction of text. To reverse the direction of text, in the Format Shape pane, select Text OptionsText effects button Text Effects > 3-D Rotation, then set X Rotation to 180°.

  1. Select the shape or text box that contains the text.

  2. On the Shape Format tab, select   Rotate and choose the option you want. 

The Flip Horizontal option has no effect on the direction of text. To reverse the direction of the text, use 3-D Rotation 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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