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Changing the Appearance of Cells (Continued)

You can also use the Format Cells dialog to change the alignment and orientation of the contents of cells. For example, you can rotate the contents of cells containing your column headings:

1.      Select the cell whose contents you want to rotate.

2.      From the Format menu, select Cells.

The Format Cells dialog opens.

3.      Select the Alignment tab.

4.      To change the orientation of your cell's contents, enter a new orientation, in degrees, into the Degrees field. You can also click and drag the red point in the text pane to a new location indicating the orientation you want. The number in the Degrees field changes as you drag the pointer.

5.      Click OK to apply the changes.