Text boxes can't be rotated at all. Text in text boxes (and frames and table
cells) can be rotated 90 degrees left or right, period. To rotate text at
any other angle, you have to either use WordArt or rotate the text in
another application and paste it in as a picture.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"rr" wrote in message
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Frustrating as usual.