The key: just hold down the Alt key (or Option key on your Mac) while you drag your selection. Not only does vertical text selection work in Word, but you can use the same shortcut to select text ...

How to delete Text vertically in Word. Launch Microsoft Word. Enter a list into your Word document. Press the Alt key down and use your cursor to highlight the first texts in your list.

Open a Word document.and click "Insert" followed by "Text Box." The built-In window opens and displays different types of text boxes. Click "Draw Vertical Text Box" and note that your cursor ...