How to make vertical column headers in Google docs
Posted By quikStarts April 8, 2011 10:42 am List View Grid View

This guide is part of the Google Docs series

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 6. Convert Google docs spreadsheet into an Excel file
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 9. How to add a URL to a Google doc document
 10. How to add a URL to a Google doc spreadsheet




Make: Google

Model / Product: Docs

Version: Spreadsheet

Objective / Info: Learn how to make the horizontal text in your column header into vertical column headers in Google docs.


1
Launch Google Docs by visiting google.com, click the "more" menu option and select "Documents"
2
Select the cell of the header where you want to make the text vertical.
3
Place the following code "=ARRAYFORMULA(CONCATENATE((MID( "My Data"; ROW(INDIRECT("YY1:YY"&LEN( "My Data" ))); 1)&CHAR(10))))" in the formula bar section for that cell.
  Note : Be sure to replace both instances of "My Data" in this code snippet with your personal column header text.

4
The text in the cell should appear in a vertical format.
  Note : You will need to repeat this for each column headers cell.

5
This task should be complete. Review the steps if you had any issues and try again.Submit questions or request for more guides in the questions section below.

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