Change the position of text in a table

You can change the text orientation in table cells so that the text is displayed vertically or horizontally.

1. Click the table cell that contains the text you want to change.
2. On the Format menu, click Text Direction.
3. Click the orientation you want.

By default, Microsoft Word aligns text in a table to the upper left of a cell. You can change the alignment of text in a cell— both the vertical alignment (top, center, or bottom) and the horizontal alignment (left, center, or right).

1. Click the cell that contains text you want to align.
2. On the Tables and Borders toolbar, select the option for the horizontal and vertical alignment you want— for example, Align Bottom Center or Align Top Right .