M365 Excel - Align or Rotate text in a cell

Change the orientation of text in a cell

1. Select a cell, row, column, or a range.

2. Select Home > Orientation  , and then select an option.

   You can rotate your text up, down, clockwise, or counterclockwise, or align text vertically:

   

Rotate text to a precise angle

1. Select a cell, row, column, or a range.
2. Select Home > Orientation   > Format Cell Alignment.

3. Under Orientation on the right side, in the Degrees box, use the up or down arrow to set the exact number of degrees that you want to rotate the selected cell text.

   Positive numbers rotate the text upward. Negative numbers rotate the text downward. 

Align a column or row

Begin by selecting the cell or cells you want to align. You can align text in a single cell, a range of cells, a row or rows, a column or columns, or the entire worksheet. (Use Ctrl+A to select all cells.)

1. Select the cells you want to align.

2. On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, select a horizontal alignment option:

   Align Left

   Center

   Align Right

3. On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, select a vertical alignment option:

   Top Align

   Middle Align

   Bottom Align