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Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.
Important: To complete this procedure, you must first turn on Chinese or Japanese language features. For more information, see Turn on Chinese language features or Turn on Japanese language features (U.S. version only).
Only full-width characters can be set as true vertical text. Half-width characters, such as numbers, are stacked as if they are Chinese or Japanese characters. However, you can set these to be combined so that they appear correctly.
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Select the half-width numbers that you want to appear together in a horizontal line.
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On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Asian Layout
See also
Convert vertical text boxes into frames for East Asian text [Compatibility Mode]
