Layout: Text Direction You can use the Alignment tools to change the Text Direction and Rotate the text.   3. Try it: Change the Text Direction Select Cell A1. Go to Table Tools ->Layout->Alignment. Go to Text Direction. Click on Rotate all text 270°.   What Do You See? The text will rotate in the center of the cell.   Keep going... Exam 77-422: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 3.0 Create Slide Content 3.2 Insert and Format Tables: Modify Layout (Alignment) Table Tools ->Layout->Alignment->Text Direction