Do you hate the fact that when you type in a Google Docs document, the text always starts at the top of the page and goes horizontally across? And what about those times when you need to write in a different direction, like downwards or diagonally?
Well, don’t worry – there is a way to type vertically and change text direction in Google Docs! In this blog post, we’ll show you how it’s done. Keep reading for instructions on how to get started.
How To Type Vertically In Google Docs
At first, let’s look at how to type vertically in Google Docs. Here’s how to do it:
1. Open up the Google Docs document that you want to type in.
2. Place your cursor where you want to start typing.
3. Go to Insert > Drawing > New from the top menu. The drawing command is under Insert, not Format.
4. A new drawing box will appear – click on the Text Box icon. Then click and drag the cursoron the drawing canvas to add the text box.
5. Type your text, then narrow the text box until the letters wrap into a vertical stack. Adjust the font size and width together if whole words still fit on one line. This stacks upright letters; use the rotation method below if you want an entire word turned sideways.
6. Press Save and Close to insert the drawing into the document. The text remains editable inside the drawing; it has not been converted into a separate image file.
That’s it; your vertical text is now ready!
How To Change Text Direction In Google Docs
Rotating the text direction is another way to get vertical writing inside Google Docs. The steps below walk through it:
1. Follow the first four steps from the previous section – open up your document, place the cursor, go to Insert > Drawing > New, and create a text box. Add your text in the text box.
2. Now press on the dot icon above the text box and turn it to left, as shown in the screenshot.
3. The box will become vertical when you rotate it to 270 degrees. You can also change the text to other directions as you want.
4. Press Save and Close to insert the rotated drawing. To change the wording or direction later, select the drawing in the document and choose Edit to reopen it.
Conclusion
And that covers everything you need for typing vertically and rotating text direction inside Google Docs. We hope the walkthrough above made it straightforward. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!
