# How to wrap text at a 45 degree angle in word 2002

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 24, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wrap-text-at-a-45-degree-angle-in-word-2002/286417 "2005-01-24T15:54:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wrap-text-at-a-45-degree-angle-in-word-2002/286417/1 "2005-01-24T15:54:08Z")

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I’m trying to wrap text in MS 2002 at a 45 degree angle. When you print it (the words look fine on the screen) the characters become fattened and squeezed together so that they overlap. How can I do this?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![SavageNarce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SavageNarce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SavageNarce)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wrap-text-at-a-45-degree-angle-in-word-2002/286417/2 "2005-01-24T17:05:37Z")

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How are you trying to do this? WordArt, or some other method?

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**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wrap-text-at-a-45-degree-angle-in-word-2002/286417/3 "2005-01-24T17:11:44Z")

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anyway I can. I just need to put words in the document on a 45 degree angle.  
thanks

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wrap-text-at-a-45-degree-angle-in-word-2002/286417/4 "2005-01-24T17:35:21Z")

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Well, I’m in Word 2000, but it should be similar, so have you tried: select the problem passage, go to Format, pick Font, and click the Character Spacing tab. Change the spacing from Normal to Expanded, then bump it up a few point sizes to space the characters out. Tinker with it until it comes out looking right.