How to Rotate Text in Google Sheets (in less than 5 seconds)

Google Sheets has some great data formatting tools. One such formatting feature is the ability to rotate text within a cell in Google Sheets.

Something as shown below:

Rotate Text in Google Sheets

Here are the two ways you can rotate text in Google Sheets:

  • Using the Toolbar
  • Using the Format Options

Using the Toolbar

Here are the steps to rotate text in Google Sheets using the toolbar:

  • Select the cells in which you want the text to be rotated.
  • In the Toolbar, click on the text rotation icon.
  • Select the text rotation option you want.

Rotate Text options in toolbar in Google shets

You can also specify the angle at which you want to text rotation done.

Using the Format Options

You can also use the Format options in the menu to rotate text in Google Sheets.

Here are the steps:

  • Select the cells in which you want the text to be rotated.
  • Click on the Format option in the menu.
  • Hover the mouse on the Text Rotation option.
  • Select from the options that appear.

Rotating Text in Google Sheets - Format Options

I prefer using the toolbar as it has a visual representation of how the text would look like.

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