Excel: Write vertically - how it works

In Excel you can not only write horizontally, but also vertically. We show you how to do this in this guide.

Write vertically in Excel - so it works

1. First open Excel and the respective document or workbook.
2. Right-click the cell in which you want to write vertically. Then select the "Format cell" item.
3. Go to the "Alignment" tab. Here you can set the incline in degrees. Set this to "-90 °" or "90 °" to write vertically in the cell.
4. Close the window by clicking "OK". Now you can write vertically in this line.