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# 4 Quick Ways to Convert Horizontal Texts to Vertical Ones and Vice Versa in Word

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_In this article, we would like to demonstrate you with 4 quick and easy ways to convert between horizontal and vertical texts in your Word document._

Now and then, we are likely to arrange texts in horizontal or vertical in our document. Then there are the chances to convert a horizontal text to a vertical one. It would be time-consuming and patience-killing to retype all the information again.

Therefore, we want to offer you 4 ways to change a horizontal text to a vertical one and vice versa, such as below:![Text Direction](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/list-direction.jpg "Text Direction")

## Case 1: Convert Vertical Texts to Horizontal Texts

First of all, there are 2 methods to change between vertical and horizontal texts.

### Method 1: Use “Replace” Feature

1. First off, select the target text.
2. Then click “Home” tab.
3. Next go to “Editing” group and click “Replace” option. Or you can press “Ctrl+ H” to open the “Find and Replace” dialog box.![Click "Home"->Click "Replace"](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Click-Home-then-Click-Replace.jpg "Click \"Home\"->Click \"Replace\"")
4. Now place cursor at the “Find what” text box, enter “^p”.
5. And in “Replace with” text box, type a space.
6. Next just click “Replace All”.![Enter "^p" in "Find what"->Enter One Space in "Replace with" Box->Click "Replace All"]()
7. There shall be a dialog box popping up, just click “Yes”.![Click "Yes"]()

### Method 2: Run a Macro

1. Firstly, click “Developer” tab.
2. Then click “Visual Basic” to trigger the VBA editor. The alternative way is to press “Alt+ F11”.![Click "Developer"->Click "Visual Basic"]()
3. Next click “Normal” project.
4. And click “Insert”.
5. Choose “Module” to create a new module in the normal project.![Click "Normal"->Click "Insert"->Click "Module"]()
6. Next double click on the module to open the editing space.
7. Paste the following codes there:

Sub ConvertVerticalToHorizontalList()
 
  With Selection.Find
    .Text = "^p"
    .Replacement.Text = " "
    .Forward = False
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
  End With
  Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End Sub

1. Lastly, click “Run”.![Paste Codes->Click "Run"]()

## Case 2: Convert Horizontal Texts to Vertical Texts

### Method 1: Go with “Replace” Feature again

1. To start with, repeat the first 3 steps in method 1 of case1.
2. However this time, in the “Find and Replace” dialog box, enter a space in “Find what” text box and “^p” in “Replace with” box.
3. Then click “Replace All”.![Enter a Space in "Find what" Box->Enter "^p" in "Replace with" Box->Click "Replace All"]()

### Method 2: Run a Macro

1. Similarly, follow the first 6 steps in method 2 of case 1.
2. And this time paste the bellowing codes instead:

Sub ConvertHorizontalToVerticalList()

  With Selection.Find
    .Text = " "
    .Replacement.Text = "^p"
    .Forward = False
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
  End With
  Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End Sub

1. Remember to click “Run”.![Enter Codes->Click "Run"]()

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