Re: [libreoffice-users] Rotating Text

I blush! My age is showing!!! And my new meds.

I'll go look for that. Thanks.

Brian Barker wrote on 8/23/2014 1:12 AM:
> 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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