Word ignores the 'rot' attribute of <bodyPr> element ?

Regina Henschel 151 Reputation points
2022-07-12T15:11:05.137+00:00

If I set a value to the 'rot' attribute in <bodyPr> element in a shape in Word, that is ignored. But it is evaluated in PowerPoint. When I then copy the shape from PowerPoint to Word or the other way round, the text in the shape looks different in Word than in PowerPoint.

I do not find any documentation about that behavior.

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  1. Hung-Chun Yu 976 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-08-01T17:04:01.183+00:00

    Hi @Regina Henschel

    You helped uncovered the following limitations with Word

    1. Word doesn't honor the rotation attribute on the text body properties
    2. A secondary issue where the text rotation wasn't honored if the shape rotation was zero

    If you're looking for a way to keep the text on a shape oriented upright no matter the shape's rotation, adding upright="1" in bodyPr currently works as expected in all apps. We were able to confirm that Word doesn't honor the rotation attribute on the text body properties at present, and we're currently developing a fix (no ETA).

    I will also submit a document change request on [MS-OI29500] to add a behavior note to describe the issues that you uncovered.

    Thank you again for contacting Microsoft Open Specifications Support.

    Hung-Chun Yu
    Microsoft Open Specifications Support

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