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To see how to extract text and numbers from text strings with REGEXREPLACE, check out the article below. The first formula that can be used to rotate text in Google Sheets, uses the REGEXREPLACE formula. I have shown both methods, for both formulas. So far we have went over how to rotate text with cell formatting, but there are also a couple of formulas that can make text vertical in Google Sheets, in case you find a use for them.īoth of the formulas that are shown below, can have the text entered directly into the formula, or can use a cell reference to designate the text to be rotated. So remember that you can choose any direction or angle that suits your needs. In this article's examples we have went over how to make text vertical, but you may sometimes want to orient text so that it is diagonal. Perform these steps to follow the example below, and to rotate the text up, as shown in the images: We will not rotate the text in the entire row, because we want to leave the text in cell A1 as it is. The row height will automatically adjust to fit the height of the text after being rotated… but in this example you can see that row 1 has already been expanded manually so that the text in cell A1 will fit nicely.
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In this example we have a set of data that shows the total sales amount per month, for a number of sales reps.Īs you can see in the first image, when the columns are narrowly spaced so that the entire year's sales can be viewed, the names of the months in the header are too long to properly fit within the cells.įor this we will rotate the text up, so that the full name of each month will fit into the columns as they are currently spaced. One of the most common uses for text rotation in Google Sheets is when you want your columns to be tightly spaced, and your headers are too big to view when the columns are narrow. In the examples below I will show you how to make text vertical in Google Sheets, by rotating text up, and down. Okay so let's go over some examples that contain more data in the spreadsheet.
How to make text vertical in Google Sheets The text rotation options that are available in Google Sheets, are as follows: If you use the text rotation menu that is available directly in the toolbar, you will be able to see an example of what each option will look like.īut the image below shows an even better visual that will help you see how each option will transform your text.
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