How to Use WPS Text Direction on Windows

Use WPS Text Direction with 4 how-to topics, including 4 free topics and 0 membership-related topics; choose a task from the index and complete it from the feature path and steps below.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open the Text Direction menu

Feature path: Home / Text Tools tab → Paragraph group → Text Direction → drop-down menu

1. Double-click the text box on the slide to enter editing mode.
2. Select the text box or the text you want to adjust.
3. Click the Home or Text Tools tab on the top menu bar.
4. In the Paragraph group, click the drop-down arrow next to Text Direction.
5. Review the available text direction options.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can see options such as Horizontal Text, Vertical Text, Rotate All Text 90°, Rotate All Text 270°, and Stacked Text.
• What you can do next: You can select any option and apply it to the current text box immediately.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the text box is not selected first, the Text Direction command may be unavailable or may not affect the target object.
• Environment note: You need to be in an editable slide in WPS Presentation.

2. Set text to vertical text

Feature path: Home / Text Tools → Paragraph → Text Direction → Vertical Text

1. Select the text box you want to adjust.
2. Open the Text Direction drop-down menu.
3. Select Vertical Text.
4. Check that the text is now arranged from top to bottom.
5. Adjust the text box size and position if needed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text in the text box is displayed in a vertical arrangement.
• What you can do next: You can continue changing font size, alignment, or the text box position.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the text box is too narrow or too small, the vertical layout may look crowded, so resize the box at the same time.

3. Rotate all text 90° or 270°

Feature path: Home / Text Tools → Paragraph → Text Direction → rotation options

1. Select the text box or its text content.
2. Open the Text Direction drop-down menu.
3. Select Rotate All Text 90° or Rotate All Text 270°.
4. Check whether the reading direction matches your slide layout.
5. If needed, open the menu again and switch to the other rotation option.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text is displayed at the selected rotation angle.
• What you can do next: You can continue using it for side titles, labels, or notes beside shapes.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: 90° and 270° create opposite reading directions, so confirm the slide reading order before applying one.
• Environment note: After rotation, the visual width and height balance of the text box may change, so check spacing on the slide.

4. Use stacked text for narrow layout areas

Feature path: Home / Text Tools → Paragraph → Text Direction → Stacked Text

1. Select the text box where you want to reduce horizontal space usage.
2. Open the Text Direction menu.
3. Select Stacked Text.
4. Check that each character is displayed on its own line.
5. Adjust the text box position, font size, or line spacing based on the slide layout.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text is displayed in a stacked layout, with each character on a separate line.
• What you can do next: You can continue using it for narrow titles, diagram labels, or decorative text layout.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Stacked text works better for short words or short titles. Long content may become harder to read.
• Environment note: Some fonts may look different in special text directions, so you can test another font if needed.