Yes, text is greyed out. I can rotate one direction but not the other. This
is the US version.
Are you working in compatibility mode? (If you are, it will say
[Compatibility Mode] at the top of the screen near the presentation name.)

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> Yes, text is greyed out. I can rotate one direction but not the other.
> This
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John Wilson - 14 Oct 2007 16:44 GMT
Tiiinnng!
(That's the sound of penny dropping)

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> Are you working in compatibility mode? (If you are, it will say
> [Compatibility Mode] at the top of the screen near the presentation name.)
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> >> > direction.
Wanderlust Wondering - 16 Oct 2007 03:15 GMT
Yes, I was. Sorry for the late reply, I gave up on this earlier but it seems
you know what my problem was. I learned from tech support that I should open
the 2003 Powerpoint file, save as a 2007 file, then reopen to work on the
document. When I tried that I was able to chose the option to rotate the
text 270 degrees. BTW, I have been to your site during my quest to learn
Powerpoint.
> Are you working in compatibility mode? (If you are, it will say
> [Compatibility Mode] at the top of the screen near the presentation name.)
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> >> > direction.
Echo S - 16 Oct 2007 04:13 GMT
Glad to hear you were able to work it out. Thanks for letting us know!

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> Yes, I was. Sorry for the late reply, I gave up on this earlier but it
> seems
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