Launch Excel and open the workbook containing text you want to rotate counterclockwise. Right-click the cell you want to rotate, and select Format Cells from the context menu.

To get started, open a spreadsheet in Excel and select a cell with text. After that, make sure you are in the Home tab. If so, click the Orientation option in the Alignment section. Now choose an ...

Click the "Alignment" tab. Under "Orientation," type in or a select a number to rotate the text by the indicated degree. For instance, entering "90" rotates the text by 90 degrees.