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From: David Q on 4 Jul 2008 09:36
Howdy,
I am working on a syllabus for a Business Communication Class that I am
teaching and I want to have a vertical line at the far left. I want the line
to begin horizontal and then curve vertical and go straight for a few lines
then curve horizontal again. Then I want to type on this line. It is
basically informing students that 1-5 topics on the syllabus is under an
umbrella topic that would be vertically typed. I dont know how to do this in
word. I appreciate any help I can get, thanks!
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 4 Jul 2008 10:11
I'd suggest you experiment with a table, applying borders to cells
selectively 9and merging them as needed) and using the Text Direction
command to create vertical text as required.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"David Q" <DavidQ(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11EFE355-1731-44C5-838D-EF98820BBBEC(a)microsoft.com...
> Howdy,
> I am working on a syllabus for a Business Communication Class that I am
> teaching and I want to have a vertical line at the far left. I want the
> line
> to begin horizontal and then curve vertical and go straight for a few
> lines
> then curve horizontal again. Then I want to type on this line. It is
> basically informing students that 1-5 topics on the syllabus is under an
> umbrella topic that would be vertically typed. I dont know how to do this
> in
> word. I appreciate any help I can get, thanks!
>


From: Jay Freedman on 4 Jul 2008 11:13
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:36:01 -0700, David Q <DavidQ(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Howdy,
>I am working on a syllabus for a Business Communication Class that I am
>teaching and I want to have a vertical line at the far left. I want the line
>to begin horizontal and then curve vertical and go straight for a few lines
>then curve horizontal again. Then I want to type on this line. It is
>basically informing students that 1-5 topics on the syllabus is under an
>umbrella topic that would be vertically typed. I dont know how to do this in
>word. I appreciate any help I can get, thanks!

There's nothing in Word that works exactly like that. Type the text where you
want it, and use the tools from the Drawing toolbar to draw the lines afterward.

To write text at 90 degrees to the regular text, put it into a text box or a
table cell and use the Text Direction command on the right-click menu.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
From: David Q on 4 Jul 2008 12:06
Howdy,

Thanks for your help.:)

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> I'd suggest you experiment with a table, applying borders to cells
> selectively 9and merging them as needed) and using the Text Direction
> command to create vertical text as required.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "David Q" <DavidQ(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:11EFE355-1731-44C5-838D-EF98820BBBEC(a)microsoft.com...
> > Howdy,
> > I am working on a syllabus for a Business Communication Class that I am
> > teaching and I want to have a vertical line at the far left. I want the
> > line
> > to begin horizontal and then curve vertical and go straight for a few
> > lines
> > then curve horizontal again. Then I want to type on this line. It is
> > basically informing students that 1-5 topics on the syllabus is under an
> > umbrella topic that would be vertically typed. I dont know how to do this
> > in
> > word. I appreciate any help I can get, thanks!
> >
>
>
>
From: David Q on 4 Jul 2008 12:07
Howdy,

Thanks for you help:)

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:36:01 -0700, David Q <DavidQ(a)discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Howdy,
> >I am working on a syllabus for a Business Communication Class that I am
> >teaching and I want to have a vertical line at the far left. I want the line
> >to begin horizontal and then curve vertical and go straight for a few lines
> >then curve horizontal again. Then I want to type on this line. It is
> >basically informing students that 1-5 topics on the syllabus is under an
> >umbrella topic that would be vertically typed. I dont know how to do this in
> >word. I appreciate any help I can get, thanks!
>
> There's nothing in Word that works exactly like that. Type the text where you
> want it, and use the tools from the Drawing toolbar to draw the lines afterward.
>
> To write text at 90 degrees to the regular text, put it into a text box or a
> table cell and use the Text Direction command on the right-click menu.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
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