Re: [libreoffice-users] Rotating Text

At 17:10 22/08/2014 -0400, Pikov Andropov wrote:
> A friend was having trouble with this in WPS Office and asked if 
> LibreOffice could do better. He's printing some bridge table cards 
> and he wants SOUTH upside down at the top, North rightside up at the 
> bottom, and WEST and EAST "facing out" at the sides. That is, when 
> each player sits at the table, he sees (rightside up) a directional 
> name. Any ideas?

Yes: see my reply (copied below) to your identical enquiry nine days 
ago! You know it works, because I sent you a sample document at the time.

Brian Barker

At 21:58 13/08/2014 +0100, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 16:21 13/08/2014 -0400, Pikov Andropov wrote:
> > I want to create a document of a layout of a bridge table. It 
> > should have the words, "NORTH", "EAST", "SOUTH" and "WEST" on the 
> > four edges, each facing outward.
>
> One way to do this is to use a text box:
> o Go to View | Toolbars > | Drawing, to display the Drawing toolbar 
> at the foot of the window.
> o Click the Text icon ("T") and drag a rectangular box in the document.
> o Enter and style the required text.
> o Click the text box to select it - so that it shows the coloured 
> border and the eight coloured handles.
> o Right-click the box and go to Position and Size... | Rotation | 
> Rotation angle | Angle to set the orientation.
> o Copy and paste the result to form the other necessary boxes. Note 
> that the copies will appear on top of the originals, so you will not 
> see the result of the Paste until you drag them to a new position.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker



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