[libreoffice-users] Re: create vertical table or rotate table

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: create vertical table or rotate table
From: Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: 2011.12.04.Sun.21:27:53
> Hi.
> OK, this time I took a standard table, filled it with info., clicked on
> a word in one cell, right click, edit paragraph style, position, 90 degrees.
> All the table contents rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise, contents
> centred vertically at the left side.
> steve
>
> On 2011-12-05 12:34, Jason Paul Joines wrote:
> >      The "Vertical alignment" drop down box has choices of Top,
> > Centered, and Bottom.  This controls how the text is positioned in the
> > cell but not how it is oriented.  The top of the text is still to the
> > right, not the left.  What I need to do is rotate a normal table 90
> > degrees counter-clockwise or create a table with that positioning.
> >
> >
> > Jason
> > ===========
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: create vertical table or rotate table
> > From: Steve Edmonds<steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: 2011.12.04.Sun.14:43:43
> > > Hi.
> > > Under the text flow tab is a vertical alignment tab. This controls
> > > the position.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > On 2011-12-05 09:35, Jason Paul Joines wrote:
> > > >      I'm using LibreOffice 3.4.4 on Kubuntu 11.04.  I need to either
> > > > create a vertical table or rotate an existing table.  In table
> > > > properties I noticed the "Text direction" option on the "Text Flow"
> > > > tab.  If I set it to "Right-to-left (vertical)", it gets close to
> > > > what I need but the top of the font is to the right and I need it to
> > > > be to the left.  I can't seem to find any option to rotate an
> > > > existing table.  Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jason
> > > > ===========


    Thanks for the tip.  That worked for me too and will be a good 
solution for creating new tables.

    As for existing tables, the columns end up reversed.  Hopefully, I 
can figure out how to rotate an existing table so I don't have to worry 
about getting everything back into order


Jason
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