This tutorial will help you add vertical text to Google Docs.
For example, you might need to improve the document’s aesthetics while collaborating on projects. Changing the color of the text, inserting diagrams or pictures, or changing the alignment of the text can help with this. Another feature is adding vertical text to these. Below is a Video tutorial on how to make vertical text in Google Docs that can give you better clarity.
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How to make text vertical in Google Docs
The vertical text needs to be added separately in Google Docs because there is no vertical font available. To do that, you will have to choose the drawing tool. On the toolbar of Google Docs, you are working on locating Insert, then simply choose the Drawing option and click on New.
In the resume format, we usually make the text vertically sideways in Google Docs, which makes the resume more effective.
Here, we will discuss two simple approaches to achieve this.
Approach-1: Using the Drawing tool
The steps below will help you align text vertically in Google Docs using the Drawing tool.
Insert > Drawing > New
As you select the new drawing option, an editing window will pop up. This window will help you create the Vertical Text in your Google Docs. To do that, you need to insert a text box first.
Selecting the Insert Text Box option, which has the symbol T within a Blue Box, allows you to insert a text box.
After selecting this option, you will be able to draw a text box in the editor. Left-click on the place you want to start drawing and move the mouse without lifting the button. It would help to have a rectangular blue box that looks like this.
This Blue box can accommodate text. Once the text box is ready, click within the rectangle, and you will have a blinking cursor. That’s where the text you type will appear. Fill in the desired text and resize the textbox for the best results.
You can resize the text box by moving your cursor to the borders and dragging the edges without lifting the left mouse button. After this step is complete, you will have something like this.
Note: Resize the text box before inserting it into the document. If you don’t, the alignment will be an issue.
Formatting the text
After editing the text and seeing that the text box is proportionate to the text, it’s time to format the text. Many options are available, from the color of the text to the font size and type. You could center-align the text in the box to make it more appealing. Other alignment options are available as well if required.
In case you need to use it, an undo and redo option is available.
Once you are happy with the way the text looks, it’s time to flip it so that it’s aligned vertically. To do that, click on the text box. It will get highlighted, and a tiny blue dot will appear at the top. This blue dot will help rotate the text box. Simply click on it, and without releasing the mouse button, move the box around.
If you are happy with how it turned out, click save and close. This will close the editing box, and your vertical text will appear in the Google document.
Editing Vertical text in the Google Doc
In the document, the text can be moved around and re-edited based on how it looks with other text. Just click the Edit button at the bottom of the text, and editing options will open in a tab next to the document. To make the Vertical Text look like part of the document, use the text wrapping option. Changing the dimensions of the text is also an option.
You can eliminate the editing options by clicking the X button on the editor. This will leave you with vertical text in your Google Docs, ready to be shared. Google Docs can be shared via Email.
Approach-2: Using a Table
Let’s discuss how to make text vertical in the Google Docs table. Follow the steps below.
- Open your Google Docs document.
- Click on the Insert menu –> Select table –> Choose 1 X the number of rows based on the number of characters your text contains. For example, my text has 5 characters, so I have chosen 1 X 5.
3. Enter or type the characters on each table row as shown below.
4. Now, right-click anywhere on the table and select the Table Properties option.
5. On the Table properties window, expand the Color node. Choose 0 pt from the table border width drop-down like below.
You have successfully created the vertical text in your Google Docs document.
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I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.